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Should Felons Have the Right to Vote?
Disenfranchised Voters Infographic
Almost six million Americans are disenfranchised from voting even if the former inmates are again productive members of society who pay taxes. Several states do not restore the right to vote upon completion of the sentence. Thirteen states allow probationers and parolees the right to vote and nineteen states allow former inmates the right to vote upon completion of their sentence.
SOURCES: ProCon.org, American Civil Liberties Union
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Yes they should be able to.
I think that just because a person has been sent to prison should not prohibit him from registering and voting in the elections, both county, state and federal government.