News roundup

by Peter Wagner, February 13, 2010

The Census Bureau’s decision to change how census counts of prisoners are reported to state and local governments is getting a lot of press. Samples include:

• Prisons, Redistricting and the Census New York Times editorial, February 11, 2010
• States get new leeway to tally prisoners in census, by Hope Yen, Associated Press, February 11, 2010
• New Option for the States on Inmates in the Census, by Sam Roberts, New York Times, February 11, 2010
• Reformers Score a Census Victory…by Skipping Prisoners? by Matt Kelley, Change.org, February 11, 2010