Prisoner Voting

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Prisoner Suffrage – Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill

Reading Time: 6 minutes The Joint Committee on the draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill – comprised of 6 MPs and 6 Peers –recently invited interested organisations and individuals to tender written evidence as part of their inquiry into Prisoner Voting. This follows pressure on parliament from the Council of Europe to comply with the...