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January 21, 2012
James R. Rogers

While reading of the exchange between Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney on voting rights for felons last week, it occurred to me that in the 20-plus years since I started going into prisons as a volunteer, none of the men on the inside has told me what he misses about the free world is voting. The men�I�ve only worked with men�tell me that they miss their mothers (although, poignantly, very few mention missing their fathers), they miss their wives, children and jobs. Several have even mentioned missing Dr. Pepper. But none has mentioned to me that he misses the voting booth.�.�.�.�Continue Reading

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