Disenfranchisement of Voters

Another casualty of the war on drugs is the disenfranchisement of Black, underclass voters. As the prison population has grown, and as the selection has fallen heavily on young Black males, the very individuals most affected by rising prison populations have little voice in the overall direction of the war on drugs. It's good seeing this article in the NYT, then, reporting a changing sentiment at the state level as states begin to restore the right to vote to former prisoners.

(Hattip to Chris Blattman).