Articles by Hillary Fenton
- For California Counties, Preventing Prison-Based Gerrymandering is the Norm
Once again, ten California counties with large prison populations avoided prison-based gerrymandering when redrawing their board of supervisors' districts.
Sep 13, 2012 - Louisiana Local Governments’ Struggles With Prison-Based Gerrymandering Could Be Eased By State
Statewide legislation addressing prison-based gerrymandering would eliminate inconsistency and help to ensure that all Louisiana citizens have equal access to their local governments.
Aug 22, 2012 - Perfect Storm in Arkansas County Worsens Prison-Based Gerrymandering
The combination of a falling population and swelling prison made Jackson County's prison-based gerrymandering problem even worse.
Aug 10, 2012
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About the Prison Policy Initiative
Learn more about the organization behind the Prison Gerrymandering Project.
In prisons, Blacks and Latinos do the time while Whites get the jobs
We explore the racial disparity inside prisons.
Rome NY ends prison gerrymandering, Census Bureau can do better
Rome finally corrected the problem of prison gerrymandering within its borders; other cities and counties need the Census Bureau's help.
Prison-based gerrymandering's historical precedent
This is not the first time a policy barred people of color from the polls and transferred their political power to white voters.