Should prisoners be allowed to vote?

I know that in Portugal, the UK and many other countries, if you have been sentenced, you lose your right to vote. In Australia, prisoners only keep that right if they have had a sentence under three years. On the other hand, in countries like Spain, prisoners never lose that right.

What do you think about this?
Should it be depending on the crime, the time of the sentence?
Do you just not care because even if you have this right, you still don't use it?

If they want to be fair, then yes they should be allowed. The vote (e.g. for the next PM), is for everyone, the entire population. To get a fair result on whom it should be. So why shouldn't they be allowed?

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Originally Posted by Fustraton

If they want to be fair, then yes they should be allowed. The vote (e.g. for the next PM), is for everyone, the entire population. To get a fair result on whom it should be. So why shouldn't they be allowed?

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cos they give up their rights when they choose to commit crimes

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Originally Posted by Kyle

cos they give up their rights when they choose to commit crimes

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But prisoners still have their basic human rights, even in prison they are still human beings. Also, it is stated in the United Nation Universal Declaration of Human Rights that one of them is the right to vote. Therefore, shouldn't prisoners be allowed it?

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Originally Posted by LiquidLuck.

But prisoners still have their basic human rights, even in prison they are still human beings. Also, it is stated in the United Nation Universal Declaration of Human Rights that one of them is the right to vote. Therefore, shouldn't prisoners be allowed it?

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No. A lot are animals, and do not deserve to vote. Even if they did, the whites and **** would just vote BNP and ****.

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Originally Posted by Joshirin

No. A lot are animals, and do not deserve to vote. Even if they did, the whites and **** would just vote BNP and ****.

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It's still a right to vote even if they don't vote for the party you do.. If that's a reason for you to think they should not be allowed to vote then then next thing you'll tell me is that you support a dictatorship!

couldn't care less about voting tbh, not into politics

i think they deserve a vote, even if they have life. the government can change any prison policies throughout their sentence, so why shouldn't they have their own say? they're members of the public whether you want to admit it or not

maybe they can vote for a government who's into rehabilitation and not just stupid punishment, they might not be in prison again after that

Depends on the crimes they've committed. If they're small crimes, I don't see why not. But if they're in prison serving a life sentence for the likes of murder, or other horrible crimes, they shouldn't.

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Originally Posted by Lewis

Depends on the crimes they've committed. If they're small crimes, I don't see why not. But if they're in prison serving a life sentence for the likes of murder, or other horrible crimes, they shouldn't.

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So you believe they should be allowed to vote AFTER they have served their sentence? Or do you think they should be able to vote while incarcerated, but just those who have committed smaller crimes?