Prisoner Re-Entry in the News Cons Helping Cons: is an "online support community for anyone who has left prison, jail, penitentiary, correctional facility, halfway house, or anyone dealing with the aftermath of a criminal past or criminal record."

In Times Square, A Billboard To Help Ex-Prisoners
from New York Times (NY), 12/15/09

Landmark Case Could Restore Felon Voting Rights, from Truthout (US), 2/1/10

WA: State Plans To Appeal Ruling On Felon Vote; from Seattle Times (WA), 1/6/10

Recession Raises The Bar On Inmate Work Release; from MSNBC (US), 10/27/09

Study Could Ease Concerns Over Hiring Ex-Offenders; from USA Today (US), 6/24/09

The Released: What Happens To Mentally Ill Offenders After Prison? from PBS Frontline (US), 4/28/09

Housing For Alcoholics Saves Money, Improves Recovery, Study Finds; from Spokesman-Review (WA), 4/2/09

WA State: Historic Opportunity For Felony Disenfranchisement; from Justice Works! (WA), 4/1/09

State-By-State Look At Felon Voting Restoration; from FindLaw.com (US), 3/23/09

Ex-Felon Voters Foiled By Confused Officials; from Truthout.org (US), 10/8/08

Angry White Republicans Thwart LEGAL Voter Registration in Alabama; from NallForGovernor (AL), 9/19/08

Imprisoned Voters Take Aim at the Presidential Election; from Huffington Post (US), 9/20/08

States Restore Voting Rights for Ex-Convicts; from New York Times (NY), 9/13/08

For Those Once Behind Bars, a Nudge to the Voting Booth; from Washington Post (DC), 8/11/08

Column: The End Of Tough-On-Crime Politics; from The Guardian (UK), 7/29/08

Film: Democracy's Ghosts: How 5.3 Million Americans Have Lost The Right To Vote; from ACLU (US) -- More ReEntry News

President Signs HR 1593 (2nd Chance Act) Into Law; 4/10/08 (Full Bill text, as passed, available here -- pdf)

What If 5.3 Million More Americans Could Vote? from AlterNet (US), 4/20/08

Column: A Second Chance Is Their First Priority; from Baltimore Sun (MD), 3/2/08

In Alabama, A Fight To Regain Voting Rights Some Felons Never Lost; from New York Times (NY), 3/2/08

Editorial: Felony Disenfranchisement Aids Republicans; from TruthOut (US), 2/7/08

HR 1593, Second Chance Act of 2007, Passes U.S. House by Wide Margin; from FedCURE (US), 11/15/07

Column: Political Odd Couple Pushes Prisoner Reentry Breakthrough; from Washington Post (DC), 10/14/07

Study: Out Of Prison And Deep In Debt; from New York Times (NY), 10/6/07

[Florida] Felons Seek Return Of Rights At Miami Summit; from Miami Herald (FL), 9/9/07

Back From Behind Bars; from Washington Post (DC), 9/2/07

Roadmap Of A Progressive Victory; from AlterNet (US), 4/3/07

Crist Set To Unveil Felons' Rights Plan; from Miami Herald (FL), 4/1/07

Editorial: A Smoother Re-Entry; from New York Times (NY), 3/27/07

Saved By The Bell; from Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (WI), 12/30/06

As Release Nears, These Inmates Are All Business; from Washington Post (DC), 11/3/06

Why Can't Felons Vote? from Time Magazine (US), 11/1/06

Barred From The Ballot Box; from Village Voice (NY), 8/25/06

RI To Revisit Felons' Voting Rights (includes state-by state breakdown); from USA Today (US), 6/1/06

Interview: Democracy Behind Bars; from AlterNet (US Web), 4/25/06

Wanted: A Second Chance; from Dallas Morning News (TX), 8/24/06

Businessman Sees 'Felony Franks' A Way To Help Ex-Offenders; from WBBM Newsradio 780 (IL), 7/25/06

Interview: Democracy Behind Bars; from AlterNet (US Web), 4/25/06

Editorial: Vilsack Takes Moral Road In Felon Voting; from Iowa City Press-Citizen (IA), 6/26/05

Reframing Education to Fit Re-entry; from Corrections.Com (US Web)

Felon Voting Rights Conflict Hits Federal Court; from The New Standard (NY), 6/24/05

The Ex Factor: Prison-Reform Groups Work To Educate Former Felons On Their Voting Rights; from In These Times Magazine (US), 8/10/04

Op-Ed: Suppress the Vote? from The New York Times, 8/16/04

Reframing Education to Fit Re-Entry; from Corrections.Com (US Web), posted 8/9/04

As Background Checks Proliferate, Ex-Cons Face A Lock On Jobs; from The Wall Street Journal (US), 8/26/04

Related Links:

American Civil Liberties Union: Voting Rights Project

Voting Rights for Ex-Convicts

After Prison: Roadblocks To Reentry - A Report On State Legal Barriers Facing People With Criminal Records; from the Legal Action Resource Center (Also available in PDF Format)

Visit the Legal Action Center's Rentry Resource Links

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