July 1, 2021
The Sentencing Project, a national advocacy group that seeks to eliminate racial disparities in the criminal justice system, said in a 2020 report that more than 8% of adults in Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee are disenfranchised because of criminal convictions. Photo courtesy Emiliano Bar on Unsplash
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Federal Appeals Court to Review Jim Crow Felony Voting Ban
A federal appeals court has agreed to review a Mississippi law that prevents people convicted of certain felonies from voting.
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