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Importing Constituents: Prisoners and Political Clout in Oklahoma
- Report: Importing Constituents: Prisoners and Political Clout in Oklahoma by Peter Wagner and Elena Lavarreda, September 21, 2009
- Sidebar: A short primer on the types of correctional facilities in Oklahoma to guide the development of state-based solutions to the Census Bureau’s prison miscount
- Press release: Census Bureau counts Oklahoma prisoners in wrong place; Access to state and county government distorted
- Arcview shapefile [ZIP] of all prison populations in Census 2000 discussed in this report
Coverage
- Prisons can inflate districts' influence: A researcher says Oklahoma voters get unequal representation, by Michael Overall, Tulsa World (Tulsa, Okla.) September 20, 2009
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Speaking engagements
- March 14, 2010: Peter Wagner will be talking about prison-based gerrymandering on WVKR 91.3FM (Poughkeepsie NY) at 3:30pm.
- March 16, 2010: We'll be doing a briefing about prison-based gerrymandering in New York by conference call at 11am EST. Join us. More info.
- March 24, 2010: We'll be doing a National briefing about prison-based gerrymandering by conference call at 11am EST. Join us. More info.
- March 25-28, 2010: Peter Wagner will be attending the National Redistricting Seminar in Austin, Texas organized by the National Conference of State Legislatures
- April 1, 2010: Peter Wagner will be speaking about the U.S. Census, mass-incarceration and prison-based gerrymandering at Smith College, Seeyle 206 in Northampton Mass at 6:30pm.
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