In particular, it is vital that anyone who cares about a free and just society care about those things so that the government cannot simply declare people as criminals on a whim.
This is even more critical in a jurisdiction where criminals, either those still serving their sentences or even those who have completed them, have their voting rights removed.
This is even more critical in a jurisdiction where criminals, either those still serving their sentences or even those who have completed them, have their voting rights removed.