Abstract
In-depth interviews conducted with recently released ex-felony offenders and months of participant observation, revealed that felon disenfranchisement laws and other exclusionary practices, cause ex-felons to wrongly believe they are without rights and benefits they retain in most US states, including the right to vote. Ex-felony offenders interviewed unknowingly exaggerated rights restrictions they faced post-conviction and often demonstrated that they were unable to decipher myth from truth, regarding their remaining rights. To mitigate misperceptions held by ex-felons, that alienate them from civil society, probation and parole agencies can facilitate civic reintegration through civic re-education.
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