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Progressive States Network hails Delaware victory

Progressive States Network blogs about Delaware victory on prison-based gerrymandering.

by Peter Wagner, July 8, 2010

Cristina Francisco-McGuire at the Progressive States Network blogs that Delaware becomes 2nd state to end prison-based gerrymandering, citing Prison Policy Initiative and Demos press releases and research.

In September, the Progressive States Network published a detailed article that was a great introduction to prison-based gerrymandering and what states can do: Prisoners of the Census: How the incarcerated are counted distorts our politics.

Related briefings:

  1. Midwest Democracy Network releases great new report, “Redistricting and Representation in the Great Lakes Region” +
  2. Delaware prison-based gerrymandering bill signed +
  3. Media’s back to basics guide: redistricting and prison-based gerrymandering +

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