What are the arguments supporting felony disenfranchisement

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Mauer, M. (2018). Confronting felony disenfranchisement: Toward a movement for full citizenship. Social Justice, 45(1), 13-25.

Trautman, L.M. & Selby, B. (2022). Contemporary effects of felony disenfranchisement upon election turnout and partisan vote share. In M.A. Smith (Ed.). Much sound and fury, or the new Jim Crow? The twenty-first century's restrictive new voting laws and their impact (pp. 109-124). SUNY Press.

1. Based on these readings, what are the arguments supporting felony disenfranchisement? As part of your answer, make sure you define and describe the concept of "civil death"?

2. What role did racism play in the extension of felony disenfranchisement laws in the post-Civil War era? In what ways do contemporary laws maintain racist ties?

3. According to Mauer (2018), how does the U.S. compare to other countries in terms of disenfranchisement policies? Why do you think the U.S. is so different?

4. According to Trautman and Selby (2022), there was the implementation of even more restrictive disenfranchisement laws in battleground states around the time of the 2016 election. Why was this the case? How does felony disenfranchisement affect African American voter turnout and electoral results?

5. From these readings, why do you think felony disenfranchisement is considered a social problem? In what ways do you think we can rectify this?

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