![]() Generally, persons are incarcerated in jail pretrial, sentenced to misdemeanor offenses, or are sentenced and awaiting transfer to state prison. In local jails, the vast majority of persons are eligible to vote because they are not currently serving a sentence for a felony conviction. ![]() ![]() While these disenfranchisement laws have been closely documented for years by advocacy organizations, academics, and lawmakers, the de facto disenfranchisement of people legally eligible to vote in jails has received less attention. Among those excluded are persons in prison, those serving felony probation or parole, and, in 11 states, some or all persons who have completed their sentence. Felony disenfranchisement laws bar millions of Americans from voting due to their felony conviction.
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