Louisiana
The U.S. Census Bureau counts incarcerated people where they are confined not where they are from. Using these counts to draw state and parish legislative districts enhances the weight of a vote cast by people who live near prisons at the expense of everyone else in the state or parish.
Organizations in Louisiana
It’s impossible to include everyone who is working toward fair districting in Louisiana, but if you are looking to get involved, these are some of the people and organizations you might want to contact:
- Voice of the Experienced: Bruce Reilly
Fact sheets
Testimony
- Aleks Kajstura, Legal Director, Prison Policy Initiative, submitted to the Louisiana House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs, May 10, 2017
- Legislation: including model legislation, current bills, and archive of past legislative efforts
- Pathfinder: a guide to resources on prison gerrymandering
- The Redistricting Data Hub's report estimating the effect of prison gerrymandering in Louisiana
More information
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.
How to get elected without being a candidate first.
Iowa Public Radio explores how Anamosa Iowa ended prison gerrymandering.
