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Prison gerrymandering is a triple-whammy in a sense. Not only is the prisoner stripped of their right to vote, the [likely white] community where the prison is
by omegaworks 6y ago
Prison gerrymandering is a triple-whammy in a sense. Not only is the prisoner stripped of their right to vote, the [likely white] community where the prison is located is allowed to count the prisoner in their census for the purposes of allocating resources at every level of government AND the community where the prisoner is from loses a Census taker.
- pfranz 6y agoI recently heard someone describe it as an echo of the three-fifths compromise. I also hadn't realized HR1 and other bills look to be making progress at getting rid of the practice: https://www.congress.gov/amendment/116th-congress/house-amendment/87?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22prison+gerrymandering%22%5D%7D&s=1&r=1 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/116th-congress/house-amen...