Many ex-cons are conservative. The reason is many think they got what they deserved. Out of 85,000 ex-felons in Florida I would estimate the split between Democrats and Republicans are 55% to 45%. In Florida possibly enough to turn a state election if they were to vote, which is far from a sure thing.
I think you're wrong, especially given the fact per capita, there are a lot more black prisoners than white. We both know how blacks have voted the last several decades. Then I found this:
While felons may be less likely to vote Republican, the bigger trend is they are overwhelmingly less likely to vote at all.
www.newsweek.com
Newsweek is a really crummy site that won't let me copy/ paste, but it says that in a 2016 study, they found white inmates to be 40% Republican, and the rest were Democrats or unaffiliated voters. However for blacks, they are 87% Democrat. All things considered, our prisons are loaded with Democrats:
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