felon voting rights

Joe Biden has promised to launch a $20 billion grant program that will encourage states to reduce their inmate population at the local level.

Tens of thousands of returning citizens could vote in this year's election after serving time for felony convictions.

Amendment 4 restored voting rights to Florida felons in 2018 “after they complete all terms of their sentence including parole and probation.”

Desmond Meade voted for in his first presidential election ever on Saturday.

Bloomberg has vowed to pump more than $100 million into Florida to assist Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential bid, and Attorney General Ashley Moody contends the assistance to the coalition could be a violation of laws against offering incentives to people or groups in exchange for voting in a particular manner.

Desmond Meade rose from addiction, homelessness, and prison to run a campaign to re-enfranchise more than one million Florida voters; it's a tale of hope, persistence, and the power of organizing.

Florida Rights Restoration Coalition executive director Desmond Meade was instrumental in restoring voting rights for former felons.

Felons are finding it difficult to come up with the money necessary to allow them to vote.

The court ruled that Florida could legally restrict allowing people with past felony convictions to register to vote until after they have fully paid off their court-related fines.

The ruling overturns a lower court decision.

A traveling Smithsonian exhibit is now on view in Sarasota. A related event includes a collaboration with the NPR program, 1A.

A lawyer for Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said under questioning by a federal appeals court Tuesday that felons in Florida do not have a fundamental right…