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Prison gerrymandering

Topic sh2024000644 · id.loc.gov

Scope Notes

Here are entered works on the practice of counting incarcerated people as residents of their prison's districts instead of their home communities, artificially inflating the population and political power of districts in which prisons are located.

Used for

  • Prison-based gerrymandering
  • Prison-based redistricting

History

[Established November 2024.]

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