by Peter Wagner, July 8, 2009
Shawn Johnson on Wisconsin Public Radio reports on a proposed constitutional amendment to end prison based gerrymandering in that state [1:33 RealMedia]. A shorter Associated Press article based on the radio piece is appearing in papers and on TV stations across the state.
by Peter Wagner, June 29, 2009
The New York Times again mentions the importance of where people in prison are counted in the 2010 Census to the political future of the New York State: Democratic Lock Seen on 2013 Albany Senate
by Peter Wagner, June 27, 2009
Professor Douglas A. Berman mentions our new Pennsylvania report on his Sentencing Law & Policy blog.
by Peter Wagner, June 27, 2009
Amaris Elliott-Engel writes an excellent story Report: Census Prisoner Count Dilutes Urban Political Clout in the The Legal Intelligencer about our new report on prison-based gerrymandering in Pennsylvania.
by Peter Wagner, June 27, 2009
We just released our newest report on the Census Bureau’s prison count and prison-based gerrymandering:
Importing Constituents: Prisoners and Political Clout in Pennsylvania
by Peter Wagner, June 26, 2009
We’ve released a report calling for Pennsylvania to reject the Census Bureau’s flawed prison counts and to end prison-based gerrymandering: Importing Constituents: Prisoners and Political Clout in Pennsylvania.
by Peter Wagner, June 12, 2009
The Prison Policy Initiative and Demos have written to the Maine Department of Education Commissioner asking her to declare a school board apportionment based on prison populations in violation of the principles of one person one vote. [PDF]
by Peter Wagner, April 27, 2009
MichaelMoore.com, AllGov.com, the Daily Yonder, and The Rural Blog have all been inspired by the Washington Post article to write about our work fighting prison-based gerrymandering.
by Peter Wagner, April 26, 2009
Keith Richburg covers our work exposing prison-based gerrymandering in the Washington Post: Before Census, a Debate Over Prisoners.
by Peter Wagner, March 20, 2009
Brian Stimson of The Skanner writes about Oregon Rep. Chip Shield’s bill to fix the flawed Census counts of prisoners in Prison Communities: Representation is Not Created Equal: Bill would end gerrymandering in sparsely populated communities
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.
