Let the restoration of the rights of disabled people for convicted offenders ...

A prison environment provides many challenges for convicted offenders, starting with the struggle for the restoration of their civil rights were lost because of their captivity - as the right to vote, serve on juries and their guns .. ... .Or withdrawal created by various state laws - they are as civil disabilities, which are the same incapacity known. ... .The restoration of these rights remains a deterrent for most ex-criminals, even if some countries - increased stimulated by protests during the presidential elections of 2000 and 2008 - have tried to work on various aspects of their recovery process Address.. ... .The time in prison for a conviction size serving crime unimaginable consequences for its perpetrators. ... .A report from the National rate estimates project that one in 40 adults are only about 5.3 million Americans will lose voting rights. ... .Of which 2.1 million are ex-offenders who are serving their sentences. ... .This issue has been very controversial in Florida, where some 960 000 ex-offenders were not entitled to participate in the 2004 presidential election election.FeaturesServing detention vote as "collateral consequences", or with accompanying penalties. Deprivation of political rights. ... .Thirty-three States leads the denial of jobs and licenses for the type of offense. ... .But many of these laws are riddled with exceptions, and without the means to protect the rights of former offenders. .".. .Legal obstacles may be general or specific. ... .A general disability bars offenders to all acts of a particular class, while specific disadvantages apply only to a certain act.ConsequencesStarting the process of restoring civil rights to start with applications to seal records. Delete a crime or -. .Term legal framework set aside. ... .Only a handful of states offer this option, which typically applies to offenders or offenses for the first time, according to a 2005 report, Sentencing Project. ... .Seeking a pardon can be just as formidable as only 13 states have granted since 1995 - and all but four of them restricted to people whose cases are not exceptional, the report said. ... .This reality is forcing former inmates to emergency elsewhere.EffectsSeeking at the state level often requires the application to seek the advice of clemency, pardon or words, to regain their civil rights. ... .In the absence of uniform standards or centralized source of information for ex-prisoner is left to navigate the regulatory maze alone. ... .This is the case for the Floridians vote in the contested 2000 presidential election do Washington Monthly reported in its January / February 2001 article. ... .Ex-offenders who do not meet, each of the 23 qualifiers for the "Fast Track" emancipation of a 16-page motion had completely at the mercy of the board of the state to keep with Governor last word .. .ConsiderationsFaced mounting calls for reform -. .and criticism following the 2000 presidential election - many states have amended all or part of their restoration process. ... .Under the revisions approved in 2007, for example, the Florida Office of Pardons automatic restoration of rights for many non-violent offenders, and some types of violent criminals. ... .In the same year, Maryland's controversial ban on voting and the life of three years the waiting period for certain categories of offenders required before they can attempt re-establishment repealed ....