Articles by Sue Gershon
- 20 years ago, California’s Attorney General endorsed counties’ response to prison count
For 20 years, California counties with large prisons have had support in ending prison-based gerrymandering from the Attorney General.
Nov 30, 2010
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About the Prison Policy Initiative
Learn more about the organization behind the Prison Gerrymandering Project.
The Racial Geography of Mass Incarceration
The transfer of Black and Latino incarcerated people to communities very different than their own is a nationwide problem.
Do prisons draw in Census money for their host communities? No.
We explain that prison gerrymandering is bad for democracy but federal & state aid are not impacted.
Prison-based Gerrymandering in Anamosa, Iowa
How a prison helped one man get elected with just two votes.