WELCOME TO THE FELONY FREE SOCIETY

 The Felony Free Society  is a 501c3 organization designed to steer economically disadvantaged youth, adult non-offenders, and ex-offenders away from felony convictions and toward self-sufficiency while promoting a Respect For Life” through an aggressive mentorship and prevention program.  One of the goals of The Felony Free Society is to receive 100,000 ” Respect for Life Oath” signatures. The Respect for Life Oath is a declaration or pledge to respect all life. When taken, the oath insures that a person is willing take responsibility and think critically about the consequences of their actions.

Get involved! TAKE THE OATH, LIVE AND BE FELONY FREE!!

FELONY FACTORS

  • A Felony By Definition

    In some states of the U.S., little differentiation is made between felonies and misdemeanors. Any punishment for a particular crime is prescribed by a statute, and the word felony could be used, if at all, in a loose and indefinite sense. In general, crimes that are punishable by death or by imprisonment in a state prison or penitentiary, with or without hard labor are felonies. No crime is a felony unless made so by a statute, or unless it was already deemed a felony under a common law.

  • Collateral Consequences

    Increasingly, laws and policies are being enacted to restrict persons with a felony conviction (particularly convictions for drug offenses) from employment, receipt of welfare benefits, and access to public housing, and eligibility for student loans for higher education. Such collateral penalties place substantial barriers to an individual’s social and economic advancement.

  • Felony Disenfranchisement

    Nationally, an estimated 5.3 million Americans are denied the right to vote because of laws that prohibit voting by people with felony convictions. This fundamental rule that excludes one from participating in the democratic process exacerbates the racial disparities in the criminal justice system, resulting in an estimated 13% of Black men being unable to vote.


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