Also, seems kind of scary that this implies a future where so many people are in prison that their vote could actually tip the balance ?

  • solstice@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Not just voting but having that blot on the record FOREVER puts a scarlet letter on their forehead. Good luck getting a good job and having a future when you’ve been in prison a few years for a nonviolent drug crime that should’ve been solved with a few weeks/months of inpatient rehab. Our entire criminal justice system in the US just breeds more crime and generational cyclical poverty. Hooray.