Florida GOP Readies Poll Tax to Nullify Ex-Felons’ Voting RightsFloridians voted to re-enfranchise the formerly incarcerated last fall. Republicans want to make them pay off all court fines and fees ...

With so much confusion over state laws, many are turned away from participating in the society it is said they were eligible to re-enter. Adam Serwer of The American Prospect explores what steps are ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES - Advocacy groups want the voting rights of ex-felons restored automatically upon completion ...

Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear restored voting rights to more than 100,000 ex-felons in his state on Tuesday, Mother Jones reports. The governor signed an executive order that will allow ex-felons ...

Assume for a moment that you were once convicted of a felony. Maybe it was a drug offense, or an assault, or something else entirely. The point is you paid your debt in full–be it a term of prison, ...

An organization started by NBA star LeBron James is donating $100,000 to help pay-off court debts in Florida, which will help ex-felons be eligible to vote later this fall. A group called More than a ...

The day after LeBron James delivered an eloquent plea for progress, he continued to fight for social justice. The voting rights coalition that James helped found, More Than A Vote, said Friday that it ...