‘Outlier’ Mississippi Voting Ban for Felons Reversed; Appeals Court Calls Ban ‘Cruel and Unusual Punishment’ for Tens of Thousands of Mississippians
By The Vanguard Staff JACKSON, MISS – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled…
lifetime voting ban for people with disqualifying felony convictions who have completed their sentences is cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution
