Showing 39 results for "debt to society"
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A Notorious Prison Tech Giant Is Poised to Cash In on Pell Grants for Incarcerated People
Millions of dollars in college financial aid will soon be available to prisoners. Aventiv has taken note. -
Access to the Ballot Box Is Under Assault. But This November Voters Can Fight Back.
Ballot initiatives in seven states would make it easier to vote and harder to gerrymander. -
Florida Just Passed the Largest Expansion of Voting Rights in Decades
The passage of Amendment 4 could restore voting rights to 1.4 million ex-felons. -
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Florida Voted to Give Ex-Felons the Franchise. Now Republicans Are Throwing a Wrench in That Process.
Florida's GOP elections chief is resisting implementation of the ballot initiative to expand voting rights. -
“This Is What Democracy Is All About”: Florida Ex-Felons Can Finally Register to Vote
It could lead to the largest expansion of new voters since the Voting Rights Act. -
Ex-Felons Voting for the First Time Could Shake Virginia Governor’s Race
A massive effort is underway to get formerly incarcerated people to the polls.
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Guess Which State Is Facing a Felon Voting Rights Lawsuit
Hint: It's not Virginia. -
The Virginia GOP Wants to Keep These Two Women—and 206,000 Like Them—From Voting
"I follow the laws, so give me my damn rights." -
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Kentucky Makes It Almost Impossible for Felons to Vote. Rand Paul Wants to Change That.
Can Rand Paul turn ex-cons into ex-libs? -
The Right to Vote Is Too Important to Be Denied to Ex-Felons
Ex-felons retain the right to free speech and the right to a fair trial. They should retain the right to vote too. -
Cutting Unfair Crack Cocaine Sentences Saves Taxpayers >$500 Million
Charts: New report breaks down progress on the crack vs powder disparity. -
2 Swing States That Swing on Felon Disenfranchisement
If Florida and Virginia didn't permanently bar ex-felons from voting, Mitt Romney might well be toast. -
In Iowa, Paying Your Debt to Society Isn’t Quite Enough
The latest in GOP voter suppression tactics. -
Apparently We’ve Forgotten Who the Milkens Are
Michael and Lowell Milken's role in the rise of junk bonds helped make them rich. That wasn't enough for UCLA to turn down Lowell's $10 million donation—or even acknowledge his family's checkered past. -
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America’s Love/Hate Relationship with Debt
Arguments about the deficit are as old as the country itself. -
John Merrow: Trust Teachers, But Verify Success
A veteran education reporter reflects on four decades of covering America's schools.
