VIDEO: Congresswoman Ross Offers Amendment to End Prison Gerrymandering
May 08, 2024
May 08, 2024
WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release:
This week, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) offered an amendment to House Republicans' so-called Equal Representation Act to end the harmful, undemocratic practice of prison gerrymandering. Specifically, Congresswoman Ross' amendment would require that the census add incarcerated individuals to the population totals of the communities they call home, instead of the current policy . . .
This week, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) offered an amendment to House Republicans' so-called Equal Representation Act to end the harmful, undemocratic practice of prison gerrymandering. Specifically, Congresswoman Ross' amendment would require that the census add incarcerated individuals to the population totals of the communities they call home, instead of the current policy . . .