Should prisoners have the right to vote?

**PoppyHoney** · 23-05-2012, 10:24pm

Following the other thread, do you believe prisoners should have the right to vote?

Historically they haven't, but now an EU court has ordered Britain to lift the blanket ban on prisoners voting.

***Holly*** · 23-05-2012, 10:27pm

No I dont think so, I think if you have broken the law of the land you dont get to influence who sets the laws (in the most simple way).

Having said that, I havent really got a strong opinion on it, but if forced I'd go with the above!

**LibertyGal72** · 23-05-2012, 10:37pm

**Sam** · 23-05-2012, 10:39pm

No chance!

**Adelelee** · 23-05-2012, 10:46pm

No

**Mrs B** · 23-05-2012, 10:57pm

No. Voting gives people the chance to affect what happens in their (free) communities and prisoners aren't exactly part of your average community so don't need a say in how their lives/kids/taxes/councils etc are governed.

**Velvet Chain** · 24-05-2012, 08:02am

Nope

**Abbie** · 24-05-2012, 09:02am

No.

You if commit a crime serious enough to be put in prison, then IMO you lose certain rights

**Julesb** · 24-05-2012, 09:03am

No.

**bluekat** · 24-05-2012, 09:03am

I think probably not. The argument is that the right to vote is a human right and by not allowing prisoners the vote there is a breach of human rights. Then there is the argument about whether prisoners deserve all the human rights.

Apparently this has been raised by the EU court and prisoners themselves tend to be apathetic on the issue.