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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A Proper Count of Inmates – NYT Editorial

The New York Times cites our newest report, in today's editorial: "A Proper Count of Inmates".

by Peter Wagner, March 24, 2010

news thumbnail The New York Times cites our newest report, Fixing prison-based gerrymandering after the 2010 Census: A 50 state guide in today’s editorial: A Proper Count of Inmates.

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  3. Where should inmates be counted for redistricting? +

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