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June 8, 2007

Esserman, ACI leader talk about ex-felons voting

PROVIDENCE – Providence Police Chief Dean Esserman and Corrections Director A.T. Wall are expected to speak in New York today on a panel discussion about voting rights for ex-felons.

They’re participating in a one-day symposium, called “Voting Rights and Reintegration: A Role for Law Enforcement,” at the New York University School of Law.

Twenty-one law enforcement officials and legal scholars have been invited to attend.

Rhode Island voters last fall restored voting rights to an estimated 15,000 felons who've finished their prison sentences, but are still on parole or probation.

-- The Associated Press

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