LOCKING UP THE VOTE
Disenfranchisement of ex-felons in Southern states
STATE
AR
GA
LA
NC
sc
TN*
TOTAL
Number of voters
disenfranchised
262,354
65,193
1,541,602
275,866
243,842
111,894
182,814
82,432
43,156
341,815
532,487
451,471
15,640
4,150,566
% of voters
disenfranchised
7.19
2.96
10.42
3.83
7.35
3.28
8.27
1.14
1.22
7.05
2.91
7.34
1.07
4.93
% of black voters
disenfranchised
14.98
7.89
23.32
7.47
22.34
6.76
13.92
2.84
3.4
18.92
7.12
20.37
3.45
11.75
Source: The Sentencing Project, July 2012
Chart: Institute for Southern Studies, 2012
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