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But the USA would never do that (media.piefed.zip)

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[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It is legal in most states for non felons to vote from prison/jail, of course some states make it difficult.

https://campaignlegal.org/update/can-people-vote-jail-yes-its-very-challenging?__cf_chl_f_tk=KkPl7mN2_rLFSPnPAMhqNQ6qDw.KSPb0MKvhMFHfjNY-1782979983-1.0.1.1-RD7ylS0T04M.0bIdIDmnr_Kvozttp2fDFuyQJikBkkA

[–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 1 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Well, not to put too fine a point on it, but there are no non-felons in prison. But there are those in county jails awaiting trial who are not yet convicted (or will be found not guilty) of a crime, and your point is an important one.

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 2 points 17 hours ago

If we want to get too technical there are some states that place people that commit certain misdemeanors in prison as opposed to jails.

It's not the majority, but it does happen.

https://www.ncsl.org/civil-and-criminal-justice/misdemeanor-sentencing-trends?__cf_chl_f_tk=aE1cnGu3qx2FIyq7vr3HPY2wXwrgpR2LwzXEZZRHQqY-1783008877-1.0.1.1-2gk_l8oLJVzMur4SabrsHl4NqwkhuB2x.fzAf10_EOU