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Importing Constituents: Prisoners and Political Clout in Massachusetts
Report:
Importing Constituents: Prisoners and Political Clout in Massachusetts
by Elena Lavarreda, Peter Wagner and Rose Heyer, October 6, 2009
Press release
Census Bureau counts Massachusetts prisoners in wrong place; access to democracy distorted
Coverage
The Prison Town Advantage
Inmates who can't vote nevertheless add to the power of the politicians who don't represent them, by Maureen Turner,
Valley Advocate
(Western Mass.), October 8, 2009
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Prison Gerrymandering in Massachusetts: How the Census Bureau prison miscount invites phantom constituents to town meeting
by Aleks Kajstura, October 30, 2013.
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Prison gerrymandering in Massachusetts: The Census Bureau's prison miscount & town meeting
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