--- title: News Beat Web Exclusives | felony disenfranchisement description: felony disenfranchisement | --- [![](https://www.usnewsbeat.com/hubfs/NewsBeat_Logo_HighRes.jpg) ](https://www.usnewsbeat.com/) ** ** - [Episodes](https://www.usnewsbeat.com/episodes) - [Subscribe](https://www.usnewsbeat.com/subscribe) - [About](https://www.usnewsbeat.com/about) - [Artists & Guests](https://www.usnewsbeat.com/artists-and-guests) - Web Exclusives - [This Week In Social Justice](https://www.usnewsbeat.com/twisj) - [Guide to Civil Unrest](https://www.usnewsbeat.com/civilunrest) - [COVID-19](https://www.usnewsbeat.com/covid-19) - [Mass Incarceration](https://www.usnewsbeat.com/mass-incarceration) - [Bonus Content](https://www.usnewsbeat.com/blog) - [Media](https://www.usnewsbeat.com/media) - [Support](https://www.usnewsbeat.com/support) - [Contact](https://www.usnewsbeat.com/contact) [![](https://www.usnewsbeat.com/hubfs/Episode%20Art/Newsbeat_FelonyDisenfranchisement_1920x1080.jpg)](https://www.usnewsbeat.com/blog/5-million-americans-with-felony-convictions-barred-from-voting-this-november) ### [5 Million Americans With Felony Convictions Barred From Voting This November](https://www.usnewsbeat.com/blog/5-million-americans-with-felony-convictions-barred-from-voting-this-november) October 15, 2020 [mass incarceration](https://www.usnewsbeat.com/blog/topic/mass-incarceration), [felony disenfranchisement](https://www.usnewsbeat.com/blog/topic/felony-disenfranchisement) While down slightly from 2016, millions won't be able to vote this November due to Jim Crow-era laws that persist despite attempts at reforms. [Read Now ⟶](https://www.usnewsbeat.com/blog/5-million-americans-with-felony-convictions-barred-from-voting-this-november) [![](https://www.usnewsbeat.com/hubfs/dcblmplaza.png)](https://www.usnewsbeat.com/blog/d.c.-restores-voting-rights-to-people-in-prison) ### [D.C. Council Approves Restoring Voting Rights to the Incarcerated [Web Exclusive]](https://www.usnewsbeat.com/blog/d.c.-restores-voting-rights-to-people-in-prison) July 10, 2020 [felony disenfranchisement](https://www.usnewsbeat.com/blog/topic/felony-disenfranchisement) Millions of people with felony convictions are barred from voting. Washington, D.C., wrestling with systemic racism, took a step toward greater inclusion by restoring these critical rights. 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