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This 6 page paper argues that ex-convicts and those on probation in the state of New Jersey should have the right to vote. General arguments are waged but specific state information is provided as well. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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do not restrict the rights of ex-convicts, New Jersey is one that does. Others for example restore a felons civil rights once they serve the sentences or probation periods
(Mark, 2002). In Maine and Vermont, felons can even vote from their prison facilities(2002). The issue is in part one that goes to general civil rights. People are guaranteed
certain rights and freedoms and if someone has already paid society back for a crime committed, it is reasonable to assume that they should have their voting, along with all
other rights, restored. Another part of the problem is that while the law in some states prohibit ex-felons from voting, many of those ex-convicts are black. Black males who
are not able to vote in New Jersey make up less than 20% (Cose, Smith, Figueroa, Stefanakos, Scanlan & Contreras,2000, p.40) of the population. Some estimate that figure
to be between 16 and 18% (Shure & MacMurray, 2000). Still, there seems to be a disproportionate number of black people who cannot vote due to a record of conviction.
There is speculation that the incarceration rate is high for non-whites not because more black people get into trouble, but because the police arrest and charge more black people with
crime. It seems that white people get away with crime, or that false allegations are made about people of color and they stick. There has been much research done on
the topic and it seems that there is a disproportionate amount of black males in prisons than there should be. In fact, according to a group called Losing the Vote,
it was reported that 3.9 million Americans are not eligible to vote because they are felons, but a little over a third just happen to be black African American men
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