Reform is about political power and fairness, does not affect funding
by Peter Wagner, February 7, 2010 Link
A state-wide campaign is underway to end prison-based gerrymandering in New York State. Unfortunately, a misinformation campaign threatens those efforts. Today, the Elmira Star-Gazette in upstate New York printed
my letter to the editor:
Mayor Tonello is concerned that a bill to change how prisoners are counted for redistricting purposes would hurt Elmira’s budget. ["Officials: Changing how census counts inmates would hurt region", February 1] This concern is misplaced.