 Prisoner
Re-Entry in the News
President Signs HR 1593 (2nd Chance Act) Into Law; 4/10/08
(Full Bill text, as
passed, available here -- pdf)
May 10, 2008, Albany, NY. ReEntry / Employment Conference,
10:00 AM 3:00 PM at the Albany Public Library, Main Auditorium,
161 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY. Sponsored By: The Center For
Law And Justice, Roots, America Works And Hundred Black Men.
For more info, contact ROOTS (Re-Entry Opportunities And Orientations
Towards Success) at (518)434-1026 or the Center For Law And Justice at (518)427-8361.
What
If 5.3 Million More Americans Could Vote? from AlterNet
(US), 4/20/08
Column:
A Second Chance Is Their First Priority; from Baltimore
Sun (MD), 3/2/08
In
Alabama, A Fight To Regain Voting Rights Some Felons Never Lost;
from New York Times (NY), 3/2/08
Editorial:
Felony Disenfranchisement Aids Republicans; from TruthOut
(US), 2/7/08
HR 1593,
Second Chance Act of 2007, Passes U.S. House by Wide Margin;
from FedCURE
(US), 11/15/07
Column:
Political Odd Couple Pushes Prisoner Reentry Breakthrough;
from Washington Post (DC), 10/14/07
Study: Out
Of Prison And Deep In Debt; from New York Times
(NY), 10/6/07
[Florida]
Felons Seek Return Of Rights At Miami Summit; from Miami
Herald (FL), 9/9/07
Back From
Behind Bars; from Washington Post (DC), 9/2/07
Roadmap
Of A Progressive Victory; from AlterNet (US),
4/3/07
Crist
Set To Unveil Felons' Rights Plan; from Miami Herald
(FL), 4/1/07
Editorial:
A Smoother Re-Entry; from New York Times (NY),
3/27/07
Saved By
The Bell; from Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (WI),
12/30/06
As Release
Nears, These Inmates Are All Business; from Washington
Post (DC), 11/3/06
Why Can't
Felons Vote? from Time Magazine (US), 11/1/06
Barred
From The Ballot Box; from Village Voice (NY),
8/25/06
RI To Revisit
Felons' Voting Rights (includes state-by state breakdown);
from USA Today (US), 6/1/06
Interview:
Democracy Behind Bars; from AlterNet (US Web),
4/25/06
Wanted:
A Second Chance; from Dallas Morning News (TX),
8/24/06
Businessman
Sees 'Felony Franks' A Way To Help Ex-Offenders; from
WBBM Newsradio 780 (IL), 7/25/06
Interview:
Democracy Behind Bars; from AlterNet (US Web),
4/25/06
Editorial:
Vilsack Takes Moral Road In Felon Voting; from Iowa
City Press-Citizen (IA), 6/26/05
Reframing
Education to Fit Re-entry; from Corrections.Com
(US Web)
Felon Voting
Rights Conflict Hits Federal Court; from The New Standard (NY), 6/24/05
The Ex Factor:
Prison-Reform Groups Work To Educate Former Felons On Their Voting
Rights; from In These Times Magazine (US), 8/10/04
Op-Ed: Suppress
the Vote? from The New York Times, 8/16/04
Reframing
Education to Fit Re-Entry; from Corrections.Com
(US Web), posted 8/9/04
As Background
Checks Proliferate, Ex-Cons Face A Lock On Jobs; from
The Wall Street Journal (US), 8/26/04
Related Links:
American Civil Liberties Union: Voting Rights
Project
Voting
Rights for Ex-Convicts
After
Prison: Roadblocks To Reentry - A Report On State Legal
Barriers Facing People With Criminal Records; from the Legal Action Resource Center
(Also available in PDF
Format)
Visit the Legal Action Center's Rentry Resource
Links
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