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.
In prisons, Blacks and Latinos do the time while Whites get the jobs
We explore the racial disparity inside prisons.
McAlester, Okla. ends prison gerrymandering, Census Bureau can do better
McAlester, Okla., finally ended prison gerrymandering after a decade of trying. It's time for a national solution.
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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