Felon disenfranchisement has recently emerged as an issue of intense public concern and scholarly interest. This review highlights the broad range of socio-legal issues implicated by the practice of denying convicted felons the right to vote by considering the history, impact, and contemporary...

In this study we ask whether, and in what ways, the impact of social cleavages in American politics changed in the unusual 1996 presidential election. Has the pattern of alignment of key social groups remained constant in the 1990s? Have over-time trends observed in earlier years (and analyzed...