It doesn't really need to be said here because I think we're all on the same page, but felons and excons should both have full enfranchisement. On the level of what constitutes a felony, about half of people serving a felony sentence were only convicted for a drug or property crime and were not violent. Regardless of that, the state of capitalism right now drives people to desperation - desperation all the way up to murder or robbery in an attempt to make a living in an increasingly desperate society. None of that should mean stripping people of the right to vote - if we're going to disenfranchise people for the harm they cause, then strip the right to vote from billionaires, landlords and cops before you disenfranchise a homeless person or a drug dealer.
Link to tweet: https://twitter.com/chrisgeidner/status/1366824014145064964
I agree 100%. If we want to disenfranchise people who cause harm, we should start with landlords, billionaires and cops. But it isn't strictly necessary to do that just by how much more numerous workers are and especially if they have some class consciousness.