Preface and Acknowledgements
Introduction
1: Foundations
2: The Racial Origins of Felon Disenfranchisement
3: The Disenfranchised Population
4: The Contemporary Disenfranchisement Regime
5: Political Attitudes, Voting, and Criminal Behavior
6: Disenfranchisement and Civic Reintegration
7: The Impact of Disenfranchisement on Political Participation
8: A Threat to Democracy?
9: Public Opinion and Felon Disenfranchisement
10: Unlocking the Vote
Appendices
Notes
Jeff Manza is Professor of Sociology at New York University. Christopher Uggen is Distinguished McKnight Professor of Sociology at the University of Minnesota.
"Mr. Manza and Mr. Uggen... wade into one of the most contested
empirical debates in political science: How many (if any) recent
American elections would have gone differently if all former felons
had been allowed to vote?"--The Chronicle of Higher Education
"Few issues undermine the legitimacy of democratic systems more
than the disenfranchisement of ex-felons from voting. In Locked
Out, Manza and Uggen examine the legal, political, and
social-historical context of this peculiarly American dilemma. The
book is masterful, a must-read for those who seek answers to why
and how felon disenfranchisement exists and what can be done to
hasten its demise."--Robert J. Sampson, co-author of Shared
Beginnings,
Divergent Lives
"This is an important book. Energetically researched and clearly
written, Locked Out is a major contribution to public debate about
the vexed issue of felon disfranchisement. It sheds light into one
of the dark corners of American political life, suggesting that the
exclusion of millions of felons and ex-felons remains a significant
shortcoming of our democracy."--Alex Keyssar, author of Right to
Vote
"Locked Out's carefully researched argument for changing our
thinking on felon disenfranchisement is also a powerful blueprint
for realigning state election laws to match our country's deep
democratic faith."--Lani Guinier, co-author of The Miner's
Canary
"The United States stands out among all nations in the world for
the large numbers of people it incarcerates, and for then stripping
them of the right to vote, sometimes for life. In this brilliant
and timely book Manza and Uggen probe the roots of this phenomenon
in American history, especially our racial history, and they show
us how felon disenfranchisement continues to distort American
democracy, and to influence electoral outcomes."--Frances Fox
Piven,
author of Why Americans Still Don't Vote, And Why Politicians Want
It That Way
"Mr. Manza and Mr. Uggen... wade into one of the most contested
empirical debates in political science: How many (if any) recent
American elections would have gone differently if all former felons
had been allowed to vote?"--The Chronicle of Higher Education
"Few issues undermine the legitimacy of democratic systems more
than the disenfranchisement of ex-felons from voting. In Locked
Out, Manza and Uggen examine the legal, political, and
social-historical context of this peculiarly American dilemma. The
book is masterful, a must-read for those who seek answers to why
and how felon disenfranchisement exists and what can be done to
hasten its demise."--Robert J. Sampson, co-author of Shared
Beginnings,
Divergent Lives
"This is an important book. Energetically researched and clearly
written, Locked Out is a major contribution to public debate about
the vexed issue of felon disfranchisement. It sheds light into one
of the dark corners of American political life, suggesting that the
exclusion of millions of felons and ex-felons remains a significant
shortcoming of our democracy."--Alex Keyssar, author of Right to
Vote
"Locked Out's carefully researched argument for changing our
thinking on felon disenfranchisement is also a powerful blueprint
for realigning state election laws to match our country's deep
democratic faith."--Lani Guinier, co-author of The Miner's
Canary
"The United States stands out among all nations in the world for
the large numbers of people it incarcerates, and for then stripping
them of the right to vote, sometimes for life. In this brilliant
and timely book Manza and Uggen probe the roots of this phenomenon
in American history, especially our racial history, and they show
us how felon disenfranchisement continues to distort American
democracy, and to influence electoral outcomes."--Frances Fox
Piven,
author of Why Americans Still Don't Vote, And Why Politicians Want
It That Way
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