Ross, Pocan, Cleaver, Sykes Introduce Legislation to End Prison Gerrymandering
April 27, 2023
April 27, 2023
WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023:
Representatives Deborah Ross (NC-02), Mark Pocan (WI-02), Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05), and Emilia Sykes (OH-13) 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 th . . .
Representatives Deborah Ross (NC-02), Mark Pocan (WI-02), Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05), and Emilia Sykes (OH-13) 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 th . . .