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Category Archives: Voting Rights
An overview of Louisiana’s 2017 criminal justice reform bills
It is widely known that Louisiana is the most incarcerated state in the world. This means massive numbers of families and communities have members struggling with a lifetime punishment. Fortunately, we are in an era of reform and the work … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Legislation, Prison Conditions, prison economics, Reentry, VOTE, Voting Rights
Tagged Justice Reinvestment Task Force
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Louisiana to vote on Voting Rights restoration tomorrow
Today Ban the Box, tomorrow Voting Rights. The Louisiana House of Representatives has heard about prisons and prisoners quite a bit in recent years, and now they are also getting an earful about rehabilitation, reentry, recidivism, probation and parole; about … Continue reading
Posted in VOTE, Voting Rights
Tagged felon disenfranchisement, Louisiana, VOTE, voting rights
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What This Election Means for Criminal Justice Reform and America’s Rising Three Party System
There is no need to write an ad hominem synopsis to the unprecedented 2016 Presidential election race, so let’s jump right into it. Those of us who have deep involvement on specific political issues can anticipate what this election means. … Continue reading
Dropping the “F-Bomb” on Politicians: The Problem of Felon Disenfranchisement
The Washington Post recently brought up the important annual awareness of roughly 6 million people denied voting rights due to a felony conviction. Unfortunately, they are mistaken to sum up the problem as a “disproportionate effect on blacks.” Indeed any … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Voting Rights
Tagged citizenship, convicted, democracy, felon disenfranchisement, formerly incarcerate, race, racial impact, Voting
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Bruce Reilly Testifies on the Historical Racism Leading to Felon Disenfranchisement
Bruce Reilly speaks to the National Voting Rights Commission during their national tour to speak to the constitutional history of Louisiana’s disenfranchisement of African Americans since emancipation. His testimony is part of a forthcoming publication: “To Purify the Ballot: … Continue reading
Posted in Race, Voting Rights
Tagged ballot, constitution, felon disenfranchisement, History, Louisiana, race, racism, voting rights
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When Candidates Oppose the Right to Vote
“Citizenship means standing up for everyone’s right to vote,” Obama said. But does he, and other politicians truly mean it? At a recent forum featuring four candidates for the New Orleans sheriff election, I asked a question regarding voting rights … Continue reading
Supreme Court and Voting Rights: What They Did, and What We Do Next
The good news: Racism is over. The bad news: This is the lie we keep telling ourselves while racist actions are still happening at the highest levels of government. For instance, a recent FBI investigation in Alabama recorded state senators … Continue reading
Scaling Back Voting During Black History Month?
Today the Supreme Court heard a case about the Voting Rights Act, Shelby County v. Holder– specifically, whether we still need special protections in “Covered” jurisdictions- places where the legacy of racism and voting rights is so deep it requires … Continue reading
Unprison 2011-2013 Index
Below you will find an index of the articles written over the past several years for Unprison. Readers are encouraged, as issues arise in your area, to utilize the research, analysis, and opinions presented below. Some of these have appeared elsewhere, … Continue reading
Posted in Actions, Commentary, Courts, Death Penalty, Drug Policy, Education, Employment, Housing, Innocence, Legislation, Mental Health, Police, Political Prisoners, Politics, Prison Conditions, prison economics, Prisoner Health, Race, Rehabilitation, SCOTUS, Uncategorized, Voting Rights
Tagged death penalty, drug policy, economics, education, Employment, Housing, Innocence, legislation, police, politics, Prison, prison conditions, Prison-Industrial Complex, rehabilitation
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2016: The year of voting rights, public defenders, sentencing reform, and Albert Woodfox
The Epicenter of Race, Voting, and Mass Incarceration New Orleans has always been a national news story. Northern parts of America probably understood the Free People of Color, prior to the Civil War, as much as they could understand contemporary … Continue reading →