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23 May 2012

Liberty concerned about 'huffing and puffing' over prisoners' votes

Following a European Court of Human Rights ruling, British civil rights advocates say there must be a proper national debate on prisoner voting.
11 Feb 2011

Prisons, votes and venom

Feeling despondent or angry at the decisions of governments is a fairly common occurrence for most of us. But yesterday, I felt ashamed.
10 Feb 2011

Votes for prisoners
10 Feb 2011

MPs 'shameful' in opposing prisoners' voting rights

Prison reformers have expressed dismay at the determination of the majority of Westminster MPs to defy a legal ruling against the ban on prisoners voting.
21 Jan 2011

Prison votes ' to be kept to a minimum'

The government is seeeking to limit the right to vote to prisoners serving sentences of less than one year
28 Dec 2010

Prison Reform Trust says limited voting rights for prisoners ' a step in the right direction'

The Prison Reform Trust has commented on the government's proposals for all offenders sentenced to four years or more to be automatically barred from registering to vote.
10 Jun 2010

UK Government given three months to overturn unlawful voting ban

The Committee of Ministers at the Council of Europe has given the UK coalition government three months in which to overturn the blanket ban on sentenced prisoners voting.