Prison Gerrymandering

Illinois State Lawmakers Vote To Eliminate Cash Bail

The move is part of a broader criminal justice reform bill that also ends prison gerrymandering, and mandates body cameras for all police departments.

Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg Jan 14, 2021

My Vote Was Taken Away From My Community and Given To a District Where I Was Incarcerated

Prison-based gerrymandering takes political power away from Black and Latinx communities—power that could be used to push for more funding for schools, social services, infrastructure, and other important reforms.

Robert Saleem Holbrook Mar 02, 2020

Another Reason To End Prison Gerrymandering: To Identify And Invest In Neighborhoods Most Affected By Incarceration

Vaidya Gullapalli Feb 28, 2020

New Jersey Takes On Vestige Of Three-Fifths Clause: Prison Gerrymandering

Sarah Lustbader Jan 16, 2020