Prisoners of the Censuschallenging the Census Bureau's method of assigning residence to people in prisonInternational Committee Urged to Scrutinize U.S. Census Practices That Dilute Vote of Minority Populations- December 13, 2007 International Treaty Violation Also Cited NEW YORK, Dec. 13 &8212; The United States Census practice of counting prisoners in their districts of incarceration rather than their home districts for the purpose of establishing electoral and Congressional representation is a violation of international treaty. This month, the non-partisan public policy and advocacy centers Demos and ...http://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2007/12/13/cerdrelease/ |