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• Count Inmates In Hometowns, Not In Cells, by Tom Condon, Hartford Courant, May 8, 2013
• NY, US see dramatic drop in prison inmate population, by Brian Mann, North Country Public Radio, April 16, 2013
• Students Organize Prison-Based Gerrymandering Event, by Stephanie Ling, Wesleyan Argus, March 28, 2013
• Islands in the Sand, by Toshio Meronek, Hyphen, Spring 2013
• Redistricting Redux, by Maureen Turner, Valley Advocate, January 8, 2013
• Prisons rob inmates by gouging phone call prices, RT America, January 4, 2013
• Leah Sakala on The Bill Newman Show, WHMP (MA), January 2, 2013
• FCC proposes changes to lower pay-phone rates for prisoners, by Christina Mai-Duc, Los Angeles Times, December 28, 2012
• Hi-Priced Cell Calls, Brian Lehrer Show, December 12, 2012
• Costly Prison Phone Calls Frustrate Families, by Maggie Clark, Stateline, December 4, 2012
• A Needless Charge for Prison Families, by the New York Times editorial board, November 28, 2012
• Kickbacks exploit inmates’ families, by Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., Chicago Sun-Times, November 27, 2012
• Prison-industrial complex charges inmates enormous fees for phone calls, RT America, November 20, 2012
• Prison-Phone Rate Cuts Considered by U.S. Regulators, by Todd Shields, Bloomberg Businessweek, November 15, 2012
• Battlegrounds Va., Fla. lead in ex-felons who cannot vote, by Frank Green, Times-Dispatch, November 3, 2012
• 2 Swing States That Swing on Felon Disenfranchisement, by James Ridgeway, Mother Jones, November 2, 2012
• Making Prisoners Count, by Nancy Scola, The American Prospect, October 22, 2012
• Could a Recount of Prisoners Affect Elections?, by Maggie Clark, Stateline, October 12, 2012
• FCC Looks Likely to Cap Phone Rates for Prisoners, by Kaukab Jhumra Smith, Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, October 12, 2012
• Prison Phones Prove Captive Market for Private Equity, by Todd Shields, Bloomberg Businessweek, October 4, 2012
• A Dollar a Minute to Talk to Dad, letter to the editor by Kaytee Riek and Rob Wohl of Sum of Us, Valley Advocate, October 4, 2012
• Kickbacks and Exorbitant Charges Rife In The Monopolized Prison Phone Industry, Pete Brook, Prison Photography Blog, October 2, 2012
• The First Call Is Free; the Rest Are a Fortune, Nancy Scola, American Prospect, October 1, 2012
• Families Urge the FCC to Lower Price of Prison Phone Calls, Jorge Rivas, Colorlines, September 27, 2012
• Campaign Pressures FCC to Roll Back Exorbitant Expense of Prison Phone Calls, Melinda Tuhus, Between the Lines, September 26, 2012
• Costly Phone Calls for Inmates, by the New York Times editorial board, September 24, 2012
• Flying Kites to the FCC Demanding Fair Phone Call Rates for Prisoners and Their Families, Mike Ludwig, Truthout, September 21, 2012
• Prisoners Count: Lawmakers look at fixing Massachusetts’ “representation without population” problem., Maureen Turner, Valley Advocate, July 26, 2012
• Inmates Shouldn’t Boost Clout Of Prison Towns, Hartford Courant editorial board, July 2, 2012
• Supreme Court decision on prisoners could affect Wisconsin redistricting, Shawn Johnson, Wisconsin Public Radio, June 28, 2012
• ‘No Representation Without Population’ Act Upheld by SCOTUS, by Maria Morales, Afro, June 28, 2012
• Jon Yount: A Man Transformed, by James Kilgore and Teresa Barnes, Dissent Magazine, June 6, 2012
• Correcting the prison imbalance, Tribune-Star editorial board (Terre Haute, IN), May 16, 2012
• Council removes prisoners from legislative district, by Arthur Foulkes, Tribune-Star (Terre Haute, IN), May 11, 2012
• Prison part of Terre Haute redistricting considerations, by Arthur Foulkes, Tribune-Star (Terre Haute, IN), April 11, 2012

• 3 Strikes Law show on WGBY’s Connecting Point show, March 22, 2012

• Gov. Cuomo’s Word, by the New York Times Editorial Board, March 14, 2012
• Kansas shouldn’t use prisoners to influence redistricting, by Mary Sanchez, Kansas City Star, March 4, 2012
• Prisoners pad the population, by Joan Barron, Casper Star-Tribune (WY), March 4, 2012
• For drawing new districts, inmates may not be factor, by John Crane, Lynchburg News and Advance (VA), February 27, 2012
• Chris Hayes credits Executive Director Peter Wagner with “single-handedly” bringing the issue of prison-based gerrymandering to light. Up with Chris Hayes, Feb 18, 2012
• The Prison Policy Initiative’s research was cited in a question by Juan Williams to Rep. Pon Paul in the Republican Primary Debate in South Carolina, Fox News, January 16, 2012
• Counting Voters Fairly, by the New York Times Editorial Board, January 17, 2012
• Prisoners shouldn’t pad electoral districts, Roanoke Times editorial (VA), January 5, 2012
• Counties will have to follow suit with prison population change, by Brian Amaral, Watertown Daily Times, January 5, 2012
• Proposal would exclude prisoners for redistricting, By John Crane, Danville Register and Bee (VA), December 20, 2011
• Prisons and Redistricting, by the New York Times Editorial Board, December 22, 2011
• Group argues prison populations results in unbalanced wards, by Katherine Cummins, Fulton Sun (MO), December 18, 2011
• Interview with Peter Wagner on Metro Watch (audio), with Gloria Minott, WPFW (DC), December 7, 2011
• Criminal Justice: Prisoners Count, 2010 Annual Report, Public Welfare Foundation, December, 2011
• Councilors decide upon new districts, by James Beaty, McAlester News-Capital (OK), October 26, 2011
• Committee finalizes two of three plans to present to county commission, by Jerry Zorsch, Morgan County News (TN), October 5, 2011
• Playing the Inmate Card Skews Redistricting, by Ross Ramsey, Texas Tribune, September 29, 2011
• Butting heads on head count, by James Beaty, McAlester Daily News, September 13, 2011
• Inmate counting law wins a round, by Jimmy Vielkind, Albany Times Union, August 12, 2011
• The right way for redistricting, by the Albany Times Union Editorial Board, August 10, 2011
• Dilan still has doubts on prison gerrymandering, by Carol Moran, Legislative Gazette, August 9, 2011
• Follow through on that veto promise, governor, by the Canandaigua Messenger Post Editorial Board, August 8, 2011
• Panel bows to county of state prison inmates at home, by Jimmy Vielkind, Albany Times Union, August 5, 2011
• Read our lips: LATFOR will count prisoners at home, by Jimmy Vielkind, Capitol Confidential, August 4, 2011
• State redistricting panel will follow prisoner counting law, by Jon Campbell, Gannett, August 4, 2011
• Oh, Is That the Law?, by the New York Times Editorial Board, July 29, 2011
• A Warning to LATFOR on Prisons: Obey the Law!, By Glenn Blain, New York Daily News, July 27, 2011
• Independence is key in state redistricting, by the Democrat and Chronicle Editorial Board, July 21, 2011
• Is LATFOR really defending itself?, by Jimmy Vielkind, Capitol Confidential, July 12, 2011
• Inmates key in redistricting issue, by Jimmy Vielkind, Albany Times Union, July 12, 2011
• What happened to the promise?, by the Albany Times Union Editorial Board, July 10, 2011
• Growing Redistricting Battle: Where Should Inmates Be Counted?, by Kenneth J. Cooper, New American Media, June 12, 2011
• Prison inmates at issue in redrawing political districts, by Kenneth J. Cooper, Bay State Banner, June 9, 2011
• Advocates: W.Mass. wants to keep its representation, by Richie Davis, Hampshire Gazette, June 6, 2011
• Panel Hears Redistricting Ideas, by Brian Steele, Springfield Republican, June 1, 2011
• Ghost districts, by Michael Horne, Milwaukee Magazine, May 11, 2011
• Where Prisoners Get Counted as Citizens and Why it Matters, by Stephen Reader, WNYC, May 26, 2011
• Citizens want input on redistricting by Kara Nuzback, Cape Gazette (Delaware), April 29, 2011
• County judge will not consider prison population in county redistricting, by Richard Porter, Plainview Herald, April 27, 2011
• Real Prisoners, Phantom Residents by New York Times Editorial Board, April 19, 2011
• More clout in District 4 by David Giuliani, Sauk Valley Daily Gazette, April 14, 2011
• Inmate population complicates Henry, Co. Council, by Nick Werner, The Star Press, April 11, 2011
• Counting prisoners in redistricting could distort voting in Barbour County, by Greg Phillips, Dothan Eagle, April 8, 2011
• Prisoners count for census, should they determine voting lines? by Stephanie Jones, The Journal Times, April 7, 2011
• Conn. lawmakers consider change in how prisoners are counted, by Angela Carter, New Haven Register, March 22, 2011
• Is the Census counting prisoners in the right place? By Mark Pazniokas, CTMirror.org, March 21, 2011
• Where to count prisoners poses redistricting dilemma, by Josh Goodman Stateline, March 21, 2011
• Zones: Effective Deterrent? Are they an effective deterrent, or just a lever to force lesser pleas from drug offenders? The new DA Talks About Drug-Free School Zones, by Maureen Turner, Valley Advocate, March 18, 2011
• Counting inmates is an issue in Miss. redistricting, by Molly Davis, Montgomery Advertiser, February 27, 2011
• Supervisors name redistricting panel, by Michael Copley, Powhatan Today, February 23, 2011
• Community effort needed to reverse trend in under-18 population, by Mark Bennett, Tribune Star, February 13, 2011
• Rethinking Drug-Free School Zones: Gov. Patrick proposes changing a policy critics say is unfair and ineffective, by Maureen Turner, Valley Advocate, February 10, 2011
• The too-long arm of the law, by Boston Globe editorial board, February 1, 2011
• Power to the (Prison) People, by Amanda J. Crawford, Phoenix Magazine, February, 2011
• Interterm Course Focuses on U.S. Prison System, by Eric Weld, Smith College Grecourt Gate, January 17, 2011
• [Connecticut] legislator eyes inmate residency, by Angela Carter, New Haven Register, November 26, 2010
• Adams: Are legislative maps hurting prison reforms?, by Pam Adams, The Journal Star (Peoria Illinois), Nov 10, 2010
• PFF Review: GERRYMANDERING, by Rich Drees, Film Buff Newsreel, October 15, 2010
• Gerrymandering: the review, by Matt Thomas, Examiner.com, October 11, 2010
• Dealing with loss of prison population, by Lindsay Suchow, Register-Star, September 29, 2010
• Lawmakers Urge a Change in How Inmates are Counted, by Julian Aguilar, Texas Tribune, September 9, 2010
• Legislature urged to change prisoners’ role in districting, by Frank Green, Richmond Times-Dispatch (Virginia), September 5, 2010.
• County omits prison count, by Lisa Tindell, The Atmore Advance (Escambia County, Alabama), August 30, 2010
• An End to Prison Gerrymandering, New York Times editorial, August 23, 2010.
• N.Y. prisoners switch districts; will R.I. follow?, by Ed Fitzpatrick (column), Providence Journal, August 17, 2010
• Balance of power changing in NY, Times Herald-Record editorial (Orange County, NY), August 8, 2010
• Prison-based gerrymandering should be abolished, The Daily Review editorial (Tioga, New York), August 7, 2010
• Change in inmate counting practices looms, by Lindsay Suchow, Register-Star, (Hudson-Catskill, NY region), August 7, 2010
• Inmates to be excluded from North Country districts (audio), by David Sommerstein, North Country Public Radio (NY), August 5, 2010
• Under New Bill, NYC’s Convicts Won’t Pad Upstate Districts, by Aaron Rutkoff, Wall Street Journal (blog), August 5, 2010
• I Think Not: Counting Correctly, by Will Doolittle (staff blog post), Post Star (Glens Falls, NY), August 4, 2010.
• Maryland Law Counts Prisoners According to Pre-Incarceration Residence, by Mike Rigby, Prison Legal News, August 2, 2011
• Prison Gerrymandering Still an Issue for the Eastern Shore, by Karen Hosler, WYPR (Baltimore, MD) July 20, 2010.
• Where’s home for an inmate? Answer may change soon, by Patricia Doxsey, The Daily Freeman (The Hudson Valley, NY), July 18, 2010
• Rome, Marcy face impact from proposed prisoner count change: Last address, not prison site, could become focus of legislative redistricting, by Dan Miner, The Observer Dispatch (Mohawk Valley, NY), July 1, 2010
• Do Rural Prisons Benefit Locals? by Ben Adler, Newsweek, July 1, 2010
• A Chance for a Fairer Count, New York Times editorial, June 28, 2010
• Partial progress on justice reform, by Maureen Turner, Valley Advocate (W. Mass.) June 3, 2010
• Hawaii prisoners held on Mainland skew census results, by Michael Tsai, The Honolulu Adverstiser, May 15, 2010
• City softens stance on prison census, by John Hill, Providence Journal [Rhode Island], May 6, 2010
• Adams: Where should prisoners be counted?, by Pam Adams, The Journal Star (Peoria Illinois), May 2, 2010
• Fairer election districts ahead: Bill to remove inmates from redistricting formulas passed The Daily Times (Somerset County, MD) April 5, 2010
• Political Prisoners in the United States?, by Dr. Daniel E. Loeb, The Philadelphia Jewish Voice, April, 2010
• Reclaiming ‘one man, one vote’ The Baltimore Sun editorial, April 27, 2010
• Inmates to play new redistricting role, by Liam Farrell, The Capital, April 27, 2010
• Our View: Victory for Fairness, Delmarva Daily Times editorial, April 17, 2010
• Rights groups rejoice in Somerset election change, by Liz Holland, Delmarva Daily Times, April 16, 2010
• A Fairer Way to Count, New York Times editorial, April 15, 2010
• Md. to count prisoners in their home towns, by Carol Morello, Washington Post, April 15, 2010
• Prisoners can’t vote, but do count, by Alexandra Brell (op-ed) Daily Sundial (California State University, Northridge), April 15, 2010
• Does counting inmates in council districts skew representation? Policy group says yes, by Mark Bennett, The Tribune Star, April 14, 2010
• The Census and Democracy: Maryland Fixes a Major Error, by Erik Lotke, The Huffington Post, April 14, 2010
• The Case of Cranston’s Phantom Prison Constituents, by Te-Ping Chen, Change.org, April 14, 2010
• Maryland’s Big Step on Prison Census Reform, by Matt Kelley, Change.org, April 14, 2010
• Jail and the Census: A Change That Counts, Easthampton’s Prison Policy Initiative scores a victory for fair political representation, by Maureen Turner, Valley Advocate, April 8, 2010
• Census ‘snapshot’ shifts some residents, by R.G. Ratcliffe, Houston Chronicle, April 2, 2010
• Why the state should stop “prison gerrymandering,” by Betsy Yagla, New Haven Advocate, April 1, 2010
• Change where incarcerated people are counted, by Peter Wagner, Insights on Law & Society, March 31, 2010
• Do Prisoners Count? Census 2010 could super-enfranchise some, by Nathaniel Hoffman, Boise Weekly, March 31, 2010
• A Proper Count of Inmates, New York Times editorial, March 24, 2010.
• How the Census Counts Prisoners: Significant Political Stakes by Neal Peirce (column) Nation Cities Weekly (National League of Cities) March 15, 2010
• The Fancy Broccoli Show with Peter Wagner on WVKR Vassar College, March 14, 2010, Poughkeepsie NY
• Prison-policy study shows how inmate counts yield redistricting clout by Casey Selix, Minnesota Post, March 9, 2010
• Who gets to count inmates? Bill would switch residency by Keith Goldberg, Times Herald-Record (Albany, NY), March 1, 2010
• Our View: Don’t count prisoners with voters, Editorial, Utica Observer-Dispatch (Oneida County, NY), February 25, 2010
• Legislation would stop ‘prison-based gerrymandering’, Syracuse (NY) Post-Standard editorial, Feb. 24, 2010
• In new Census, home is where the vote should be, Editorial, Times Herald-Record (Hudson Valley and the Catskills, NY), February 19, 2010
• 1/2 of Rome ward’s residents are prisoners, by Jennifer Fusco, Utica Observer-Dispatch (Oneida County, NY), February 18, 2010
• Counting prisoners is an issue for us all, by Mary Sanchez, Kansas City Star, February 17, 2010
• Census and Counting Prison Populations with Bob Paquette on WFCR, February 16, 2010, Amherst, MA
• Reformers Score a Census Victory by Skipping Prisoners?, by Matt Kelley, Change.org, February 11, 2010
• States get new leeway to tally prisoners in census, by Hope Yen, Associated Press, February 11, 2010
• Prisons, Redistricting and the Census, Editorial, New York Times, February 11, 2010
• Census engaged in ‘prison-based gerrymandering,’ report says, by Andrew Paley, Medill Reports Chicago, February 4, 2010
• When Numbers Lie: Prisoners of the Census in New York, by Michelle Chen, RaceWire: The Colorlines Blog, February, 2010
• Prisoner Count: Should U.S. Census tabulations include those incarcerated in the prison’s community? Voting rights activists are among those who don’t think so, [PDF] by Jessica Pupovac, Illinois Issues, February, 2010
• Why Some Prisoners Have Become Coveted Constituency , by Kathryn Wiley, Justice Fellowship, January 29, 2010
• State prisoners could become unlikely political prize, Utica Observer-Dispatch (Oneida County, NY), January 28, 2010
• On the Count: The Prison & Criminal Justice Report with Eddie Ellis on WBAI New York interviews New York Senator Schneiderman and Executive Director Peter Wagner about legislation pending in New York State to end prison-based gerrymandering. January 16, 2010 mp3 25:50
• Don’t count prisoners as constituents, Utica Observer-Dispatch Oneida County, NY) editorial, January 7, 2010
• Should prisoners count when drawing legislative districts?, by Jennifer Fusco, Utica Observer-Dispatch (Oneida County, NY), January 2, 2010
• Halos and Horns: The best of the year gone by by Valley Advocate, (Western Mass.), December 31, 2009
• Census: Where Should We Count Prison Inmates? Dodge County Wisconsin Supervisor Jim Leyman and Peter Wagner discuss prison-based gerrymandering with Celeste Headlee on The Take Away, December 31, 2009. Listen: mp3, 6:40
• TalkBack! with Hugh Hamilton, WBAI New York. Hugh interviews Brenda Wright of Demos about the Census, mass incarceration and the lessons of Michael Cady. December 30, 2010 mp3 28:13
• What the census will get wrong by Mary Sanchez, Sacramento Bee and other McClatchy Newspapers, November 6, 2009
• Prisons and City Elections, by Joyce Russell, Iowa Public Radio, November 3, 2009. Listen: m3u mp3
• The Prison Town Advantage Inmates who can’t vote nevertheless add to the power of the politicians who don’t represent them, by Maureen Turner, Valley Advocate (Western Mass.), October 8, 2009
• Prisons can inflate districts’ influence: A researcher says Oklahoma voters get unequal representation, by Michael Overall, Tulsa World (Tulsa, Okla.) September 20, 2009
• The Stolen Count: Prison Inmates and the Census, A Black Agenda Radio commentary by Glen Ford, September 15, 2009
  
• Prisoners of the Census: How the Incarcerated are Counted Distorts our Politics, by Christian Smith-Socaris, Progressive States Dispatch, September 14, 2009
• Lock Up, U.S.A.: A startling statistical rap sheet on our prison system, datagraphic by Nigel Holmes, American History magazine, October 2009.
• Lawmakers debate counting non-voting prisoners in census [RealMedia], by Shawn Johnson, Wisconsin Public Radio, July 7, 2009
• Report: Census Prisoner Count Dilutes Urban Political Clout By Amaris Elliott-Engel, The Legal Intelligencer, June 26, 2009
• Before Census, a Debate Over Prisoners: Critics Say Current Method of Counting Inmates Distorts Rural, Urban Tallies, by Keith B. Richburg, Washington Post, April 26, 2009
• Prison Communities: Representation is Not Created Equal: Bill would end gerrymandering in sparsely populated communities, by Brian Stimson, The Skanner (Portland, OR), March 18, 2009
• Urban Penalty: Do drug-free school zones unfairly target cities and people of color?, by Maureen Turner, Valley Advocate (Western Massachusetts) February 26, 2009
• Mass. sentencing laws not doing the job by St. John Barned-Smith, Bay State Banner (Boston, MA), February 19, 2009
• You’re Probably in a Drug-Free School Zone Right Now: For all the good it does, by Chris Faraone, Boston Phoenix February 11, 2009
• The Census: Phantom Constituents by Brent Staples, New York Times February 6, 2009
• Policy group calls RSU 13 apportionment unconstitutional, by Shlomit Auciello, Herald Gazette (Rockland, ME), January 15, 2009
• That’s Two for Me New York Times Editorial, November 12, 2008
• Census Bureau’s Counting of Prisoners Benefits Some Rural Voting Districts by Sam Roberts, New York Times, October 23, 2008
• New report shows harm caused by Massachusetts’ school zone law, [PDF] FAMMGram (Families Against Mandatory Minimums) Fall 2008, p. 9.
• Census bungles prison populations, by Nathaniel Hoffman, Boise Weekly, October 6, 2008.
• Expert on Voting Rights to Speak at Smith, by Elena Lavarreda, Smith College Sophian, September 25, 2008
• Drug free zones facing review, by Jo-Ann Moriarty, The Republican (Springfield, MA) July 26, 2008
• Fuzzy Math: Is the Census Bureau creating unfair politics in Wisconsin?, by Evan Solochek, Milwaukee Magazine March 2008. (Winner: Best Single Feature Story Under 30”, 2008 Excellence in Journalism, Milwaukee Press Club)
• Group says prisoners skew political clout: Some state officials call for redistricting, Erik Schelzig, Associated Press, February 21, 2008.
• A Battle Over Prisons New York Times Editorial, February 12, 2007
• Political Power of Prisons, by Will Doolittle, Glens Falls Post-Star (NY) November 8, 2007.
• Counting Convicts, by Andrea Senteno and Jay Cerrato, October 31, 2007
• Inmate count debate opens old wounds, by David Sommerstein, North Country Public Radio, October 30, 2007
• Inmates Have Political Pull in Some New York Counties, by Sam Roberts, New York Times, August 7, 2007
• Phantom Voters in New York, New York Times Editorial, July 23, 2007
• Using inmates for politics Prison census boosts political influence for some N.Y. counties, by Michael Hill, Associated Press, Press-Republican (Plattsburgh, NY) and in papers across upstate New York, July 17, 2007
• Unfinished business, The Post-Standard editorial (Syracuse, NY), May 20, 2007
• Choose prison or school by Press-Register (Mobile AL) editorial board, May 12, 2007
• Spitzer must lead drug law reform, by Gabriel Sayegh, Albany Times Union, April 26, 2007
• Hey, that’s my prisoner: Pols want the numbers, by Eileen Markey, City Limits, Feb 26, 2007.
• Prisoners of the Census Bureau: How and where the U.S. counts inmates has huge, and unsettling, consequences, by Marie Gottschalk, Los Angeles Times, February 21, 2007
• Reversing the Prison Trend , El Diario Editorial, February 15, 2007. Also in Spanish: Retrocediendo la tendencia en prisiones
• Census Boon? Some critics say districts with prisons are given too much aid, political clout, by Frank Green, Richmond Times-Dispatch (VA), January 22, 2007
• The Empire Stakes, 2012: N.Y. Redistricting Is Already a Hot Topic as Seat Loss Looms, by Josh Kurtz, Roll Call, January 18, 2007
• Ending the Prison Windfall New York Times Editorial, January 17, 2007
• Co czwarty więzień to Amerykanin (Every fourth prisoner is an American) by Jędrzej Bielec, Rzeczpospolita (Poland) January 17, 2007.
• Prisoner census creates problems for democracy, Corrections Professional, Nov 10, 2006
• Census counts prisoners as rural residents by Scott Henson, Grits for Breakfast October 22, 2006
• Fresh Insights for Albany, Gleaned Behind Bars, by Clyde Haberman, New York Times, October 20, 2006
• Census Bureau’s Own Study Says Bureau Should Stop Miscounting Prisoners, by Ben Greenberg, Hungry Blues, October 14, 2006
• Inmates lower crime count, by Sarah Burge, The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, CA), October 14, 2006
• Inmate population affects Senate district lines, by Will Doolittle, Post-Star (Glens Falls, NY), October 9, 2006
• A Vote for a Smarter Census New York Times Editorial, September 18, 2006
• Fair hearings for children, Boston Globe editorial, September 15, 2006
• Panel recommends change in how prisoners are counted in U.S. Census, by Sam Roberts, New York Times, September 15, 2006
• Counting Off Upstate: Just Say Moo, by Ezekiel Edwards, The Brooklyn Rail, September 2006
• We’re a long way from real democracy Bad laws and manipulation still keep many people, especially poor and minority, out of the voting booth, editorial by Cole Krawitz and Jay Toole, New York Newsday, August 25, 2006
• Prison-Based Gerrymandering New York Times Editorial, May 20, 2006
• Court Asks if Residency Follows Inmates Up the River by Sam Roberts, New York Times, May 13, 2006
• Phantom Constituents Behind Bars New York Times Editorial, May 2, 2006
• Counting Noses in Prison New York Times Editorial, April 18, 2006
• Bruno’s captive majority, by Errol Louis, New York Daily News, April 18, 2006
• The (Un)Usual Residence Rule, by Ezekiel Edwards, DMI BLog, March 28, 2006
• If a coalition of congressmen get their way, Vigo County and Congressional District 8 could be facing a serious population decrease, by Mark Bennett (column), Tribune Star (Terre Haute, IN), March 18, 2006
• Distorting political reality, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editorial, March 17, 2006
• Census inmate count gives some areas more political clout, by Greg Wright, Gannett News Service, March 10, 2006
• Serrano, Census are at odds on inmates, by Louise Radnofsky, The Bronx Beat, March 6, 2006
• Phantom voters distort the urban-rural political balance of power, by David Goldstein, Horsesass.org, March 1, 2006
• Harper’s Index, Harpers Magazine, March 2006
• Counting in New York, by Journal News Editorial, Journal News (Westchester, Rockland, and Putnam, NY), February 25, 2006
• Counting Convicts: Do it here or there?, Editorial in the Jackson City Patriot (Michigan), February 9, 2006
• Voting rights denied for convicted felons by Vidya Rao, Boston - Bay State Banner, February 2, 2006
• Inmate census: Hometowns, not prison locales should get to count felons Flint Journal editorial, February 2, 2006
• Phantom Voters, Thanks to the Census New York Times Editorial, December 27, 2005
• Phantom Voters Aid New York Republicans, by Steve Zemke, Majority Rules Blog, December 27, 2005
• Update - Phantom voters in Washington State, by Steve Zemke, Majority Rules Blog, December 27, 2005
• Senseless Census by Susan E. McGregor, The Amsterdam News, October 20, 2005
• Keep transferring or build here? Costs, economics not that simple, by Kevin Dayton, Honolulu Advertiser, October 3, 2005
• From miles away, troubled boy finds father knows best, by Kevin Dayton, Honolulu Advertiser, October 2, 2005
• Phantom Constituents in the Census New York Times Editorial, September 26, 2005
• Contract Lens: As states continue to outsource corrections services, they are struggling to find the right level of private-prison scrutiny, by Zach Patton, Governing Magazine, April 2005
• Who should count Auburn’s prisoners? By Amaris Elliott-Engel, The Citizen (Auburn, NY) Feb 28, 2005
• Prison inmates, Republican constituents by Andrew Cuomo, Albany Times Union, January 19, 2005.
• More clout (editorial) Great Falls Tribune (Montana), January 1, 2005
• Why Some Politicians Need Their Prisons to Stay Full Editorial Observer Column by Brent Staples, New York Times, December 27, 2004
• Counting criminals, by Brad Tyer, Missoula Independent (MT), December 23, 2004
• Census prison count boosts political clout of rural areas, by Kirsten Searer, Las Vegas Sun, December 16, 2004
• Study: Census count of inmates boosts rural Nevada clout by Brendan Riley, Associated Press (and appearing in newspapers across Nevada), December 16, 2004
• Jailhouse Blues New York Times Editorial, November 22, 2004
• Prisoners of the Census by Jordan Smith, Austin Chronicle, November 12, 2004
• Where prisoners ‘live’ is a question of power Counting prisoners as residents of rural counties robs cities of clout, money and services, some say, by Asher Price, Austin American-Statesman, November 8, 2004
• Head count: The Census counts prisoners as residents of the towns where they’re incarcerated. One crusading lawyer from Northampton thinks this little clerical matter is a big problem for American democracy, by Drake Bennett, Boston Globe, September 26, 2004
• Prison riot followed increase in inmates Lee County center took in 400 prisoners from Vermont and cut back on privileges, by Deborah Yetter and Mark Pitsch, Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) September 17, 2004
• Census shorts urban population Prisoner relocation skews census stats for large Ohio cities, by Adam Cook, The Lantern (Ohio State University), July 15, 2004.
• Report: Prisoner census causes cities to lose political clout to rural areas, by Greg Wright, Gannett News Service, Chillicothe Gazette (and in newspapers across the state), July 7, 2004
• Inmate count hurts urban counties Part of population recorded in rural areas, study says, by Aaron Powell Jr., Dayton Daily News, July 7, 2004
• Counting prisoners in Wisconsin by Youssef Sawan & Kristian Knutsen, The Wisconsinite, June 22, 2004
• Disenfranchising Felons Hurts Entire Communities [PDF] by Marc Mauer, Focus (Joint Center on Political and Economic Studies, Wash. D.C.) May/June 2004
• Prisoners: North Country Residents? by David Sommerstein, North Country Public Radio (New York), March 5, 2004 (transcript, Listen Real audio )
• Imprisoned In New York. by Andrew Beveridge, Gotham Gazette, February 2004
• Letter to the editor, by Eric Lotke, The Nation, December 29, 2003
• Down for the (Re)count The Census counts prisoners in their cells, not their neighborhoods. Now a move is afoot to change their addresses. By Matthew Schuerman, City Limits, December 15, 2003.
• Smith Interterm offers stress-free syllabus, Boston Herald, January 5, 2003
• How the U.S prison system makes minority communities pay, by Zachary Dowdy, The New Crisis Magazine, July/August 2002
• Report warns U.S. prisons overcrowded by Shaphan Marwah, University Wire, April 15, 2002
• Minority Prison Inmates Skew Local Populations as States Redistrict by Jonathan Tilove, Newhouse News Service, March 12, 2002