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.
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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.
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.