Prisoners may be unpopular but they should still vote – The Times

Posted May 10th, 2010 in news by sally

“In October 2005, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights decided that it is a breach of the European Convention on Human Rights for this country to disenfranchise all prisoners from voting in parliamentary and local elections.  At today’s general election, four and a half years later, that absolute ban persists.”

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The Times, 6th May 2010

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk