TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Promoting Civic Engagement Post-Release From Correctional Facilities
JO  - American journal of public health
A1  - Lavoie, Melissa
A1  - Rey, Eric
A1  - Brooks, Althea
A1  - Wang, Emily
SP  - e6
EP  - e6
VL  - 103
IS  - 11
N2  - 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).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0090-0036
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2013.301541
ID  - ref1
ER  -