Giles at least had the chance of having his voting rights restored. Three states -- Florida, Kentucky and Virginia -- permanently disenfranchise felons and ex-felons. By contrast, two states -- ...

With five months to go until the November election, a unique group of voters could play a pivotal rule in deciding the next president: felons. A Florida judge recently ruled felons, who have left ...

Punishing criminals is an outrage among the progressive set, who work diligently to reframe a prison sentence as little more than a change of address. Criminal justice and voting rights advocates in ...

CHICAGO — In most states, it is common practice to strip convicted felons of their voting rights while they serve their sentences. In some cases, the right to vote can be rescinded permanently. But ...

FILE — Assadique Abdul-Rahman, an organizer for a progressive advocacy group in Virginia, holds up up a copy of bill restoring voting rights to felons, in Richmond, Va., May 27, 2016. It is up to ...