Help End Prison Gerrymandering Prison gerrymandering funnels political power away from urban communities to legislators who have prisons in their (often white, rural) districts. More than two decades ago, the Prison Policy Initiative put numbers on the problem and sparked the movement to end prison gerrymandering.

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Prison Policy Initiative award ceremony and fundraiser a great success!

The Prison Policy Initiative and friends celebrated the end of prison-based gerrymandering in NY at a wonderful reception in NYC earlier this month.

by Leah Sakala, October 21, 2011

The Prison Policy Initiative and friends celebrated the end of prison-based gerrymandering in New York at a wonderful reception on October 11 in New York City. At the event, PPI presented awards to Assemblymember Hakeem Jeffries and VOCAL New York, honoring them for their outstanding leadership in this momentous civil rights victory.

We are so grateful for the support that allows us to continue working to permanantly bring an end prison-based gerrymandering nationwide.

For more pictures of the event, check out our album on the Prison Policy Initiative Facebook page!

event pictures

Related briefings:

  1. Prison Policy Initiative and others send joint letter to LATFOR demanding compliance with NY law +
  2. Midwest Democracy Network releases great new report, “Redistricting and Representation in the Great Lakes Region” +
  3. Prison Policy Initiative included in video library for philanthropists +

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