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Make it illegal for legislators to continue working from jail when convicted of and serving time for violent crime.

Created by E.L. on January 31, 2014

Massachusetts State Representative Carlos Henriquez refuses to resign and is being allowed to continue serving as a lawmaker from behind bars after being convicted of assaulting a woman for refusing to have sex with him. This man has demonstrated a lack of ethics and a disregard for the rights of others. How he was not immediately terminated upon discovery of his conviction is a blatant miscarriage of justice and something must be done to ensure that violent criminals - especially those who commit violent crimes against women - are not welcome among our lawmaking bodies. Please make conviction of violent crimes a terminable offense for Senators and Representatives, both State and Federal.

Criminal Justice Reform
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