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Prison gerrymandering gives extra political power to legislators who have prisons in their districts. We put numbers on the problem and sparked a movement to protect our democratic process from the overgrown prison system.
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Can you help us continue the fight? Any gift you make will be matched by other donors and will go twice as far. Thank you.
—Peter Wagner, Executive DirectorDonate
Articles by Dan Kopf
- University of Texas Student Calls Out the Census’ Counting of Incarcerated People as Residents of their Prison as a Violation of State Law
Counting incarcerated people at prison facilities defies common sense and the Texas Election Code.
Jul 20, 2016
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About the Prison Policy Initiative
Learn more about the organization behind the Prison Gerrymandering Project.
In prisons, Blacks and Latinos do the time while Whites get the jobs
We explore the racial disparity inside prisons.
Rome NY ends prison gerrymandering, Census Bureau can do better
Rome finally corrected the problem of prison gerrymandering within its borders; other cities and counties need the Census Bureau's help.
Prison-based gerrymandering's historical precedent
This is not the first time a policy barred people of color from the polls and transferred their political power to white voters.
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