Reps. Ross, Pocan Introduce Legislation to End Prison Gerrymandering
February 02, 2022
February 02, 2022
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2022:
Representatives Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Mark Pocan (WI-02) introduced the End Prison Gerrymandering Act. This legislation will help ensure equal representation for all by requiring the Census Bureau to count incarcerated people at their last place of residence rather than the prison in which they are held at the time of the Census.
"Our state has a long hi . . .
Representatives Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Mark Pocan (WI-02) introduced the End Prison Gerrymandering Act. This legislation will help ensure equal representation for all by requiring the Census Bureau to count incarcerated people at their last place of residence rather than the prison in which they are held at the time of the Census.
"Our state has a long hi . . .