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MiggySmalls6767 t1_j8t0c8i wrote

As they should. Once you do you time in prison your time should be over. You are allowed to become a citizen again and that includes all the constitutional protections one is afforded as a United States citizen.

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FightTomorrow t1_j8t2xqm wrote

We treat our ex-cons as second class citizens and somehow expect them all to become upstanding members of society. A double standard I’ve never really understood.

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MiggySmalls6767 t1_j8tbpwm wrote

Exactly. What was the point of them sitting in prison for X years if you’re just going to turn it into a lifetime punishment designed to make them fail?

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Android2715 t1_j8wquwc wrote

You can’t hold office if you’ve been convicted of higher tier crimes. You don’t get every constitution right back

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