by Peter Wagner, September 23, 2009
USA Today cites PPI and our work against prison-based gerrymandering in a discussion of major controversies in the upcoming 2010 Census.
by Peter Wagner, September 23, 2009
Timbuk3 cites our prison-based gerrymandering research in A Captive Constituency.
by Peter Wagner, September 22, 2009
Wired Magazine picks PPI Advisory Board member Nils Christie for their October feature: The Smart List: 12 Shocking Ideas That Could Change the World. Read the article: Nils Christie: Empty the Prisons.
by Peter Wagner, September 20, 2009
Michael Overall in the Tulsa World writes Prisons can inflate districts’ influence about our newest report Importing Constituents: Prisoners and Political Clout in Oklahoma.
by Peter Wagner, September 18, 2009
Glen Ford has a radio commentary on Black Agenda Report that addresses prison-based gerrymandering and the 3/5ths clause of the constitution that allowed Southern Whites to cast pro-slavery votes on “behalf” of enslaved Blacks. See The Stolen Count: Prison Inmates and the Census.
by Peter Wagner, September 14, 2009
Christian Smith-Socaris has a Progressive States Network Dispatch on How the Incarcerated are Counted Distorts our Politics. It includes a detailed summary of the problem of prison-based gerrymandering and a thorough review of what actions states can take to restore fairness to the redistricting process.
by Peter Wagner, September 13, 2009
Erik Fowle interviews PPI and writes on New America Media: Census Prisoner Count Skews Political Representation
by Peter Wagner, August 26, 2009
Alice Green writes about our work against prison-based gerrymandering on the Times-Union blog: Prisoners are People Too.
by Peter Wagner, August 4, 2009
American History magazine has a two page datagraphic “Lock Up, U.S.A.: A startling statistical rap sheet on our prison system” based in part on The Prison Index: Taking the Pulse of the Crime Control Industry. The American History graphic, unfortunately, is only available in the print edition.
by Peter Wagner, July 9, 2009
Eric Kleefeld blogs about the Wisconsin Census Amendment on TalkingPointsMemo: More Redistricting Follies: Counting Prisoners In Census Data
Resources, tips, and best practices to help advocates working to end mass incarceration.
All of our recent reports about prison/jail growth, racial disparities, and more, re-organized by state.
The U.S. incarcerates nearly 2 million people. Where are they locked up and why? Read our report.
