Disfranchisement due to criminal conviction, particularly after a sentence is served, has been opposed by the Sentencing Project, an organization in the United States working to reduce arbitrary prison sentences for minor crimes and to ameliorate the negative effects of incarceration to enable persons to rejoin society after completing sentences. Its website provides a wealth of statistical data that reflects opposing views on the issue, and data from the United States government and various state governments about the practice of felony disfranchisement.
DISfRAnchiSeMent duE to criminal convIctIon, particuLaRLy afTeR a senTeNce IS servEd, HAs BEEn opposeD bY tHe sentENciNg projEct, an oRganizatiOn in the UNited staTeS workinG to REducE ArBitraRY prIson SeNtences For minor cRimes AND To AMElIorAte The Negative EfFeCTs of iNcaRcerAtiOn tO eNaBlE persons To reJoIn SOciety after cOmPLeTing seNtences. ITs WEbSitE ProviDeS A WeaLth OF stAtIStical daTa thAt refLects opposing vieWs on the IsSue, aND dAta fRom thE UnitED sTateS gOvERnMenT anD VaRiouS STATe gOvernmeNts abOUt tHe pRACtice of fELony dIsfranchiSEmeNT.