Prisoners of the Censuschallenging the Census Bureau's method of assigning residence to people in prisonBudget battles endanger prison count- October 30, 2007 The New York Times editorial page reported yesterday that a budget dispute between the Bush Administration and Congress is endangering the 2010 Census. In response to the budget shortfall, the Census Bureau has canceled next year&8217;s practice count of people in prison, military barracks, college dorms, nursing homes, and shelters. Further cuts in Census preparations ...http://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2007/10/30/budgetbattle/ Census Bureaus Prisoner Count Hurts Ohio Democracy- October 24, 2007 Article examines how the prisoner miscount distorts democracy in Ohio cities that have large prisons and highlights one city for excluding the prison population prior to redistricting.http://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2007/10/24/ohiocities/ Senator Schneiderman, the Prison Policy Initiative and Other Elected Officials and Advocates Call on Census to Count Prisoners in Their Home Communiti- October 18, 2007 Announce National Letter-Writing Campaign to Urge Policy Change For Immediate Release: October 18, 2007 Contact: Michael Meade 646-522-8601 Peter Wagner 857-753-1132 Today, State Senator Eric Schneiderman, Peter Wagner, Executive Director of the Prison Policy Initiative, State Senators Eric Adams and Liz Krueger, Assemblymembers Adriano Espaillat, Micah Kellner, Keith Wright and Adam Clayton Powell, Council Members Robert Jackson, Miguel Martinez, ...http://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2007/10/18/letterpress/ |