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Inmates and God Time/Right to Vote/Mandatory Release
Not all inmates are banned from voting if the state laws are not regulated accordingly. However, in the U.S. merely two states allow felons to vote from prison. Furthermore, in certain extreme cases, depending on the crime committed and other variables, the right to vote can remain rescinded even after felons have been released from prison and are paying debts. In most situations, revoking the right to vote is regarded as a consequence of criminals having assaulted on another individual's human rights. Thus, vote deprivation is regarded as part of the punishment and for a considerable amount of individuals, this is a lifetime condemnation.
Criminal disfranchisement of African-Americans has indeed been used in the past to suppress their right to vote. Following the racial discrimination of past centuries, and later on, the facade enfranchisement of African-Americans, particularly Southern states looked towards disempowering the former by taking away their right to vote on basis of criminal charges. With 1.4 million convicted people being African-Americans, the American Civil Liberties Union considers that the laws which were in effect over 100 years ago remain valid today (ACLU, n.d.). However,...
In this respect, rehabilitation is preferred. However, we must consider situations when life sentence without parole is involved. Thus, the sentence is interrelated to the crime committed and, as such, the right for inmates to vote should be assessed in accordance to its severity. Indeed, we agree that ?prison voting bans should be proportional, with disfranchisement limited to certain serious offenses only. (ACLU, 2006, p. 26) Moreover, following the release from prison, convicts are expected to reintegrate into society which is why allowing their fundamental right of voting to be exercised would not only facilitate the process, but indeed be overall productive. The individual in cause may be more so encouraged to take on positive responsibilities when being restored to his initial societal position.
Convicted individuals may sometimes serve less time if they have acquired what is known as ?good time credits? For good behavior. This is to say…
Reference List
American Civil Liberties Union (2006). Out of step with the world: An analysis of felony disfranchisement in the U.S. And other democracies. aclu.org. Retrieved from https://www.aclu.org/files/images/asset_upload_file825_25663.pdf
American Civil Liberties Union (n.d.). Promoting access to the ballot: The right to vote. aclu.org. Retrieved from https://www.aclu.org/voting-rights/promoting-access-ballot
Edwards, T. (2001). Regional Resource: Correctional good time credits in Southern States, report prepared for the Human Services and Public Safety Committee of the Southern Legislative Conference. Retrieved from http://www.slcatlanta.org/Publications/HSPS/GoodTime.pdf
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