Help End Prison Gerrymandering Prison gerrymandering funnels political power away from urban communities to legislators who have prisons in their (often white, rural) districts. More than two decades ago, the Prison Policy Initiative put numbers on the problem and sparked the movement to end prison gerrymandering.

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New guide to ending prison gerrymandering for state legislators

A new resource from the Prison Policy Initiative and State Innovation Exchange.

by Aleks Kajstura, March 5, 2020

report thumbnailSiX and the Prison Policy Initiative have released a guide to ending prison gerrymandering for state legislators. Whether you’re new to prison gerrymandering, working on a bill already filed this session, or somewhere in between, there’s something for everyone in this guide — it includes lessons from our previous advocacy, detailed policy recommendations, talking points, and much more.

Related briefings:

  1. 50-state guide to “Fixing prison-based gerrymandering after the 2010 Census” +
  2. Brennan Center releases 2010 Redistricting Guide +
  3. Upstate New York Legislators Propose Return to Prison-Based Gerrymandering +

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