Felony Disenfranchisement: An Annotated Bibliography |
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| Authors: | Sarah A Lewis |
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| Institution: | Fredric G. Levin College of Law, Legal Information Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA |
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| Abstract: | This selective annotated bibliography is a guide to scholarly articles, books, and websites about felony disenfranchisement and published or updated between 1999 and 2018. Felony disenfranchisement affects more than 6 million Americans and disproportionately impacts African Americans. This annotated bibliography is intended to be used by scholars and practitioners to inform them about the origins and impact of felony disenfranchisement and to aid them in developing arguments against the practice. |
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| Keywords: | Felony disenfranchisement voting rights voting restrictions Fourteenth Amendment Richardson v Ramirez Jim Crow Black Codes racial discrimination criminal justice |
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