Bernie Sanders told a crowd at a CNN town hall on Monday that murderers, rapists, and all convicted felons should be allowed to vote while still in prison.

Sanders said:

If somebody commits a serious crime- sexual assault, murder, they’re gonna be punished. They may be in jail for 10 years, 20 years, 50 years, their whole lives. That’s what happens when you commit a serious crime. But, I think the right to vote is inherent to our democracy. Yes, even for terrible people, because once you start chipping away and you say, ‘That guy committed a terrible crime, not gonna let him vote. Well, that person did that. Not gonna let that person vote,’ you’re running down a slippery slope.

Senator Sanders home state of Vermont is one of two states that allow felons to vote while they are behind bars, with Maine being the other state.

TRENDING: BREAKING: 'At Least 10 Shots' Reportedly Fired at Police By Louisville Black Lives Matter Rioters — UPDATE... At Least Two Officers Shot (VIDEOS)

Earlier this month, Sanders called on other states to join Vermont and Maine in allowing convicted felons to vote while they are behind bars.