Originally posted by SuzianneNot true in the slightest.
Here in the US, people who have served their time in prison are considered to have paid their debt to society.
8 states do not allow you to vote without a petition even after serving your time and parole.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felony_disenfranchisement#Classifications
And that is only one of the many restrictions people face after serving time.
Originally posted by twhiteheadYou are talking about people who have been convicted and served time in prison for certain crimes that are against the law. That was not me. π
Not true in the slightest.
8 states do not allow you to vote without a petition even after serving your time and parole.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felony_disenfranchisement#Classifications
And that is only one of the many restrictions people face after serving time.
03 Nov 15
Originally posted by twhiteheadSome states prohibit convicted and released felons from owning or using firearms.
8 states do not allow you to vote without a petition even after serving your time and parole.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felony_disenfranchisement#Classifications
And that is only one of the many restrictions people face after serving time.
My brother took up deer hunting with bow and arrows (a rifle was off-limits) after his sojourn in the chicken-wire hotel.