- Date
- January 2000
There has been a great deal of activity nationally over the past year on the issue of felony disenfranchisement. This report provides an update on the legal, legislative, and community initiatives undertaken to restore or preserve felons' and ex-felons' voting rights, as well as those initiatives that seek to limit or ban voting rights in the United States. It also examines the often confusing and cumbersome restoration procedures in a number of states. The following are some of the topics found in the report:
- State Legislative Activity
- Federal Legislative Activity
- Litigation
- Restoration Process Often Erratic or Cumbersome
- International Developments
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Homicide Reduction
Q&A: How One Colombian City Is Tackling Violent Crime
Palmira, Colombia, is one of the most violent cities in the world. But a prevention program focusing on youth has reduced crime significantly—and earned it an international peace prize. The city’s mayor on what’s working.
In Remembrance
Lani Guinier’s Overlooked Education Legacy
The late Lani Guinier thought deeply about the intersection between education and criminal justice. Her leadership at Open Society helped pave the way to colleges across the country offering higher education to the incarcerated.
WOMEN'S RIGHTS
Challenging Mexico’s Abusive Preventative Detention System
Mónica Esparza’s case is one of the most notorious cases of extreme gender violence carried out by Mexican authorities. What her story teaches about how to combat the country’s scourge of gender-based violence.