"The state has come about that last claim to fame through its handling of voting access for people convicted of felonies. While nearly all states suspend or withdraw people's right to vote when they are convicted of felonies, most allow restoring that right after they have served their sentences."
"Tennessee has moved in the opposite direction, making the process significantly more difficult. About 9 percent of the state's voting-age population is prohibited from voting because of felony convictions, and the effects are particularly acute among the Black population, with an astonishing 21 percent of Black adults barred from voting, the highest rate in the country."
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