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A visit with S. David Mitchell, Associate Professor, School of Law
Published: December 02, 2008 - Topics:
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Felony Disenfranchisement Laws and the African-American Community
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One of the debates occurring within the scholarly community concerns whether there is a disproportionate impact of felon disenfranchisement laws, that is, how such laws affect some demographic groups more than others, especially African-American communities. If we consider, for instance, the disproportionate number of African-American men who are currently incarcerated or under the control of the criminal justice system at some point in time (about one-third of the African-American male community), it becomes clear that such laws do have a disparate impact on certain groups.