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The disenfranchisement of ex-felons / Elizabeth A. Hull ; foreword by John Conyers, Jr.
Van Pelt Library KF9747.Z95 H84 2006
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hull, Elizabeth.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political rights, Loss of--United States--States.
- Political rights, Loss of.
- Ex-convicts--Suffrage--United States.
- Ex-convicts.
- Ex-convicts--Suffrage.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 217 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, PA : Temple University Press, 2006.
- Summary:
- A comprehensive overview of the history, nature, and far-reaching sociological and political consequences of denying ex-felons the right to vote.
- Contents:
- 2 The History of Disenfranchisement Laws 16
- 3 The Toll on Minority Communities 24
- 4 Collateral Damages and Clemency 30
- 5 Justifications for Disenfranchisement: Pragmatic, Principled, and Philosophical 43
- 6 Reform: Interest Groups and Strategies 55
- 7 State Reforms 68
- 8 Voting: Constitutional and Civic Concerns 81
- 9 Constitutional Challenges and the Voting Rights Act 96
- 10 Cruel and Unusual Punishment and International Law 114
- 11 The Political Consequences of Disenfranchisement 127
- 12 Thinking the Unthinkable 138.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-210) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1592131840
- 1592131859
- OCLC:
- 60515306
- Publisher Number:
- 9781592131846
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