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July 31, 2009
Rhode Island: Rhode Island Study Shows Probation/Parolee Electoral Participation
Rhode Island: Rhode Island Study Shows Probation/Parolee Electoral Participation
A new analysis released by the Family Life Center of Rhode Island demonstrates a high level of interest in the electoral process by persons on probation or parole. Following a 2006 ballot change in the state law, 6,330 probationers and parolees - representing more than a third of the 17,600 state total - registered to vote during the 2008 election cycle. Of these, 3,001 voted during that time.
The Family Life Center has since initiated a broad outreach campaign to inform the community of the reform and to register people with felony convictions. In addition, the Department of Corrections now acts as a voter registration agency and offers all inmates the opportunity to register following their discharge. The results of the outreach campaign in Rhode Island demonstrate that substantial numbers of people who have come through the criminal justice system have an interest in becoming involved in the electoral process.
More info here....http://www.ri-familylifecenter.org/
Posted by lois at July 31, 2009 05:21 PM