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Full Video: John Oliver on Yet Another Critical Issue: Felony Disenfranchisement

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unproven innocence9/10/2018 5:36:17 pm PDT

Not just people with a felony conviction who are being denied their right to vote in many states. Millions of people who are charged with misdemeanors or less are not wealthy enough to afford bail, so they are locked up, denied the means to manage their own financial obligations (not to mention voting) AND (in many cases) are also billed for their own incarceration.

It’s horrible that some localities treat poorer folk as a revenue stream.