Conn. Gov. Lamont Signs Legislation Abolishing Prison Gerrymandering
May 27, 2021
May 27, 2021
HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 27 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on May 26, 2021:
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed legislation that abolishes a state law requiring inmates to be counted as residents of the municipalities in which they are incarcerated when government officials are determining the size and boundaries of state legislative districts and municipal voting districts, a practice often referred to as prison gerrymander . . .
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed legislation that abolishes a state law requiring inmates to be counted as residents of the municipalities in which they are incarcerated when government officials are determining the size and boundaries of state legislative districts and municipal voting districts, a practice often referred to as prison gerrymander . . .