Phantom Constituents in Tennessee’s Boards of County Commissioners
By Peter Wagner and JooHye DellaRocco
February 21, 2008
Coverage
Group says prisoners skew political clout: Some state officials call for redistricting, Erik Schelzig,
Associated Press, February 21, 2008.
Recommended Reading:
About the Prison Policy Initiative
Learn more about the organization behind the Prison Gerrymandering Project.
The Racial Geography of Mass Incarceration
The transfer of Black and Latino incarcerated people to communities very different than their own is a nationwide problem.
Do prisons draw in Census money for their host communities? No.
We explain that prison gerrymandering is bad for democracy but federal & state aid are not impacted.
Prison-based Gerrymandering in Anamosa, Iowa
How a prison helped one man get elected with just two votes.