What Are the Rights of a Convicted Felon?
The average person knows people who commit crimes are punished by being forced to spend time in jail. However, convicted felons lose more than this type of freedom as part of their punishment. In some states, they can permanently lose rights, such as the right to vote or to own a gun. Below is a list of some of the rights felons no longer have, at least in some states, following their conviction, as well as at least one of the rights they maintain.
