By John Hejduk and Peter Wagner
Prison Policy Initiative
March 2008
Section:
City Name | Ward | City Population in Census | Number of aldermanic wards | Ideal ward size | Facility Name | Prison population | Prison split in to how many pieces | Percent of ward's population that is in prison | Voting power inflation in the prison ward as a result of counting the prisoners as residents |
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Waupun City | 2 | 10,718 | 6 | 1,786 | Waupun Correctional Institution | 1,226 | n/a | 63% | 37 votes here = 100 elsewhere |
Waupun City | 3 | 10,718 | 6 | 1,786 | Dodge Correctional Institution | 1,381 | n/a | 79% | 21 votes here = 100 elsewhere |
Franklin City | 1 | 29,494 | 6 | 4,916 | Milwaukee County House of Corrections | 1,879 | n/a | 38% | 31 votes here = 50 elsewhere |
Fitchburg City | 4 | 20,501 | 4 | 5,125 | Oakhill Correctional Institution & Oregon Correctional Center | 705 | n/a | 14% | 43 votes here = 50 elsewhere |
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