Certain crimes result in the forfeiture of certain civil rights...

And ought to continue so to do; this act of cruel grotesquerie in the UK (apparently, Eurolaw is forcing the British government's hand, which I guess means that our beloved brothers and sisters on the Continent already stand by and let the criminals fling dung in their faces, at least figuratively) is very offensive, really.  There is a campaign underway in this country to restore to convincted felons the right to vote et cetera (the fact is that such things vary from state to state, and in the federal, jurisdiction): except perhaps in California and in the Ann Arbors of the country I doubt that felons are going to be relieved of any significant consequences of their crimes any time soon, thank goodness.