Reps. Sykes, Ross, Pocan, Cleaver Introduce Legislation to End Prison Gerrymandering
April 27, 2023
April 27, 2023
WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release:
U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13), along with Reps. Deborah Ross (NC-02),Mark Pocan (WI-02), and Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05) 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 . . .
U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13), along with Reps. Deborah Ross (NC-02),Mark Pocan (WI-02), and Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05) 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 . . .