Census Prisoner Count Skews Political Representation

by Peter Wagner, September 13, 2009

Erik Fowle interviews PPI and writes on New America Media: Census Prisoner Count Skews Political Representation

Alice Green on Times Union blog writes about our work

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.

PPI research in American History magazine infographic

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, 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.

TalkingPointsMemo on Wisconsin Census Amendment

by Peter Wagner, July 9, 2009

Eric Kleefeld blogs about the Wisconsin Census Amendment on TalkingPointsMemo: More Redistricting Follies: Counting Prisoners In Census Data

On Wisconsin Public Radio

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.

New York Times again mentions importance of prison count to districting, political outcomes

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

Douglas A. Berman blogs about our PA report

by Peter Wagner, June 27, 2009

Professor Douglas A. Berman mentions our new Pennsylvania report on his Sentencing Law & Policy blog.

Legal Intelligencer covers PA report

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

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.

Pennsylvania report on prison-based gerrymandering released

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

Report on prison-based gerrymandering 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.