felons
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Florida Just Doesn’t Want Former Prisoners to Vote
First, Florida voters did something so un-Florida-like that everyone outside of Florida was like, “Bitch, do y’all see Florida?” That’s because in 2018, Florida voters voted to give felons back the right to vote, which, now that I think about it, might be completely Florida-like considering Florida is made up of two things: old people…
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Billionaire Michael Bloomberg Pays ‘Poll Tax’ for 32,000 Felons in Florida So They Can Vote
Florida is fucked up. Like sometimes when I think about hell, I imagine that it’s a lot like Florida without Miami but hotter. Much hotter. Florida is basically America’s illegitimate cousin with a meth problem who you don’t want inside the house but you also don’t want to call the police on. So they just…
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A Case for Educational Reparations for Formerly Incarcerated People
We don’t like to think of social justice as a zero-sum game. But there are costs associated with bringing equity and fairness to victims of discrimination, especially for those incarcerated throughout this nation. Those restitutions won’t come out of thin air. Stanford University research shows that the black incarceration rate nationwide is five times the…
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Missouri Restaurant Owner Pushes State to Let Him Hire More People With Felony Convictions
Missourians across the state are pushing to change laws that bar felons from working certain jobs, and lawmakers are listening. A bill passed out of a state committee earlier this week would reverse current legislation that prohibits people convicted of a felony from participating in the sale of alcohol and lottery tickets. Among the bill’s…