Mississippi: felon disenfranchisement is a racist labyrinth worthy of Kafka

Many states prevent those once convicted of a felony from voting but one stands out for the scale and complexity of its law

Hello, and Happy Thursday,

For the last few years, I've wanted to write about the way Mississippi disenfranchises certain felony convictions. Every state in the country has slightly different felon disenfranchisement laws, but the one in Mississippi is especially harsh.

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