From The Sentencing Project:
A striking 6.1 million Americans are prohibited from voting due to laws that disenfranchise citizens convicted of felony offenses.1) Felony disenfranchisement rates vary by state, as states institute a wide range of disenfranchisement policies.
The 12 most extreme states restrict voting rights even after a person has served his or her prison sentence and is no longer on probation or parole; such individuals in those states make up over 50 percent of the entire disenfranchised population.2) Only two states, Maine and Vermont, do not restrict the voting rights of anyone with a felony conviction, including those in prison.
Persons currently in prison or jail represent a minority of the total disenfranchised population. In fact, 77 percent of disenfranchised voters live in their communities, either under probation or parole supervision or having completed their sentence.4) An estimated 3.1 million people are disenfranchised due to state laws that restrict voting rights even after completion of sentences.
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