RIGHTS BEHIND BARS
RIGHTS BEHIND BARS By: Saul Dominguez Civil Engagement : My look into Civil Engagement is engaging in the community, to help support one another in a variety of skills to help and address civic issues. You probably see the news, media, even social media and see court discussions about liberty restrictions towards felons, and think to yourself, what’s the whole point of letting them free, if their civil rights have been taken away and not restored. The Problem : Ex-Felons completing their sentences, should have the rights to vote. President Obama stated as he’s one of the first presidents to enter a federal prison, he agrees people do mistakes, as he states the right thing to do is to serve time and once out he stated he believes it’ll “[increase] the possibility that they can turn their lives around” Once felons serve time, if their get rights to vote, something small like that can bring them closer to the community than to be dehumanized. Losing civil righ...