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2. Employment discrimination against persons with criminal ...

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   As of 2008, 6.6 to 7.4 percent, or about one in 15 working-age adults were ex-felons. [4] According to an estimate from 2000, there were over 12 million felons in the United States, representing roughly 8% of the working-age population. [5].In 2016, 6.1 million people were disenfranchised due to convictions, representing 2.47% of voting-age ...

3. Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act - Wikipedia

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   The Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111–147 (text) (PDF), 124 Stat. 71, enacted March 18, 2010, H.R. 2847) is a law in the 111th United States Congress to provide payroll tax breaks and incentives for businesses to hire unemployed workers. Often characterized as a "jobs bill", [1][2][3] certain Democrats in ...

4. Felony disenfranchisement in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Felony disenfranchisement in the United States. In the United States, a person may have their voting rights suspended or withdrawn due to the conviction of a criminal offense. The actual class of crimes that results in disenfranchisement vary between jurisdictions, but most commonly classed as felonies, or may be based on a certain period of ...

5. Tennessee now requires court order or proof of pardon to ...

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   Tennessee has begun requiring felons who want their voting rights back to first get their full citizenship rights restored by a judge or show they were pardoned. Election officials say the step is ...

6. Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act - Wikipedia

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   The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) is a United States federal law passed by the 104th United States Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton. The bill implemented major changes to U.S. social welfare policy, replacing the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program with ...

7. Judge: Tennessee's voter registration process for felons ...

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   For years, Tennessee rejected voter registration forms if the applicant marked that they had been convicted of a felony and did not provide additional documentation proving they had their voting ...