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Ex-Felons Register To Vote Under Florida's New Law

Lesson Plan October 19 2022

Lesson plan: What is felony disenfranchisement?

Discuss ways people convicted of crimes are punished beyond prison as part of our Searching for Justice series of lessons.

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Lesson Plan December 23 2020

Lesson plan: Why drug testing after release from prison makes getting back to life harder

This lesson is part of our Searching for Justice series on criminal justice reform.For a Google doc…

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Lesson Plan December 22 2020

Life after wrongful conviction

Explore the challenges faced by those wrongfully convicted of serious crimes

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Lesson Plan December 15 2020

The vicious cycle of incarceration and homelessness

Explore the ways homelessness affects those released from prison, their families and communities.

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Lesson Plan December 14 2020

Obstacles facing those released from prison after felony convictions

In this NewsHour lesson plan, students will examine the challenges faced by those individuals formerly convicted of felonies in reintegrating into their communities.

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Daily Video May 18 2020

How felony convictions affect voting rights

In this PBS NewsHour EXTRA lesson plan, learn how people in Florida with felony records are fighting to regain their voting rights and Reverend William Barber's plan to fight voter suppression.

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Daily Video October 24 2018

Monitoring the Midterms: Voter ID laws and America's history of voter suppression

DOWNLOAD VIDEO Directions: Read the summary with your students, watch the video (…

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