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map of the city council districts in Anamosa Iowa where a prison is 96% of Ward 2's population

Data Source: U.S. Census, Anamosa City Council and research by Peter Wagner. (Map: Adell Donaghue, 2008)

This map originally appeared in New York Times profiles Anamosa Iowa, where a district is almost entirely people in prison.



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