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Ex-Felons’ Organization-Based Political Work for Carceral Reforms

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This commentary argues that community organizing among citizens with felony convictions may, combined with other factors, reduce the civic degradation of custodial populations in the future. It summarizes a critical case of the restoration of voting rights for probationers and parolees in Rhode Island via a state referendum to identify implications for engaging and sustaining felons in political activity.

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  • Michael Leo Owens, 2014. "Ex-Felons’ Organization-Based Political Work for Carceral Reforms," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 651(1), pages 256-265, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:sae:anname:v:651:y:2014:i:1:p:256-265
    DOI: 10.1177/0002716213502933
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    2. Doleac, Jennifer & Eckhouse, Laurel & Foster-Moore, Eric & Harris, Allison & Walker, Hannah & White, Ariel, 2022. "Registering Returning Citizens to Vote," IZA Discussion Papers 15121, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).

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