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Voting Rights/Restoration of Rights and 
Articles about Prisons

Gov. Scott, clemency board appeal judge's ruling on felon voting rights
Thousands of Florida felons wait decades to regain the right to vote
​1 in 4 Florida adults aren't registered to vote, according to nonpartisan group
​Florida's top court green lights voting right for felons ballot question
Cerabino: Little tickets become big deal for some in Florida
Campaign mounts for 'second chances,' restoring voting rights in Florida
​Floridians can help put a stop to denying ex-felons the right to vote
​Restore ex-felons’ voting rights — it’s the right thing
​Report: Florida an Outlier in Denying Voting Rights
Unequal Sentences for Blacks and Whites
Report: Felony convictions bar more than 1.5 million Floridians from voting
​State Officials Analyze Restoring Felons' Voting Rights
Florida leads nation in disenfranchising former felons
​Advocates call for repeal of Florida’s ban on automatic restoration of voting rights for ex-felons
Group sends reminder: 1.5 million are disenfranchised from voting in Florida
​THE LONG, HARD ROAD TO VOTING RIGHTS CONTINUES FOR FLORIDIAN FELONS
​DARRYL PAULSON: IT’S TIME TO LET MORE FELONS VOTE IN FLORIDA
​Florida's Former Felons Struggle To Vote This Election Year
I'll be the Judge of that: How Jeb Bush enlisted in Florida's war on black voters
​How the South could 'un-choose' mass incarceration
Robert Reich: Mass Incarceration Is Leading to Economic Ruin
Mass Incarceration: The Most Important Political Issue of 2016 No One Wants to Talk About
How a New Initiative to Give Felons Voting Rights Could Upend Florida's Political Landscape
Voting Rights Act of 1965 Helps Black Voters Across the Board. Is It Enough?
Report: Florida leads nation in disenfranchising offenders released from prison
Context Florida, Martin Dyckman: Let's Celebrate July 4 by Restoring Felon's Voting Rights
The Guardian/Jessica Chiappone: I Haven't Voted in Years Because I Once Went to  Jail
Kathy Casto, ACLU & NAACP call for Gov. Scott & Cabinet to automatically grant ex-felons Right to Vote
NYTimes Editorial: 6 Million Americans Without a Voice
Miami Herald Editorial: They paid their debt
Amy Goodman: People of Color are Losing their Right to Vote

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Restoration of Voting Rights in Florida

Florida Rights Restoration Coalition offers extensive information on the restoration of rights for those convicted of a felon which include:

The Two Categories
Frequently Asked Questions
RCR Brochure
Application for Clemency
Check to See If Your Rights Have Been Restored