Are felons considered part of society? Even though no one has considered prisoners, they are around and make up our country. “Our system for making political decisions in this country, is being distorted by the miscounting of two million people.” That is a large amount people not having their voice heard. Felons should have the same rights to vote as a normal citizen of the United States. Prisoners should be able to speak and and make themselves matter for once. They need to take action and look for a better as well. A citizen felon should have the rights as a citizen. Prisoners should be allowed to vote and make a decision. Prisoners should be considered part of the community they are in, since they as well make it up.
Prisoners should always be considered part of society even though they don’t have the freedom others have. Voting is an important part of being a citizen, so that right shouldn’t be taken away. Two out of 50 states allow voting that means that millions of people don’t have …show more content…
Prisoners don’t have the knowledge to for making sure a important decision. They didn’t have the knowledge when they made the decision of making a felony.Prisoners don’t have the knowledge of what is happening outside their world. They don’t have the understanding of what is going to happen depending on the decision that the make. They didn’t make the correct decision they broke the law, that makes the country not trust them when it comes to voting. “Some say those who break the law lack the trustworthiness to make it” (Krajick). The lack of trust makes the US not give up the rights to vote to prisoners. They were trusted once and they decided to break the law and end up in jail. If they were trusted once and they took advantage they shouldn’t be trusted again. Although prisoners and ex-prisoners make part of who the United