votes for prisoners

December 19, 2013

UK prisoners vote 'halfway house' dismissed by lawyer

The lawyer representing over 550 prisoners who are fighting for their right to vote has dismissed the recommendation from a parliamentary committee.
December 19, 2013

'Missed opportunity' on Scottish referendum voting rights

Penal reformers have expressed disappointment at a negative ruling from the Court of Session in Scotland on prisoner votes.
May 23, 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.
February 11, 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.
February 10, 2011

Votes for prisoners
February 10, 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.
January 21, 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
December 28, 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.
June 10, 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.