Citation

Lavoie M, Rey E, Brooks A, Wang E. Am. J. Public Health 2013; 103(11): e6.

Affiliation

Melissa Lavoie, Eric Rey, and Althea Brooks are with the New Haven Reentry Initiative, New Haven, CT. Melissa Lavoie is also with and Emily Wang is with the Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, American Public Health Association)

DOI

10.2105/AJPH.2013.301541

PMID

24028253

Abstract

We applaud the article by Purtle(1) and agree that prohibiting incarcerated individuals from voting impacts both their civic engagement and their health. However, one important point that was missing from the article is that in a number of states, there are additional barriers to voting even after a person has been released from a correctional facility and completed parole and probation. Three states impose lifetime bans on voting for those with felony convictions. An additional eight states impose partial restrictions (Table 1).(2) (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print September 12, 2013: e1-e2. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2013.301541).

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