http://www.prisonpolicy.org/ What's new on all of the Prison Policy Initiative websites en-us Copyright 2001-2007 2009-11-20T17:00:01+01:00 Prison Policy Initiative my subject http://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2009/11/20/nyccouncil New York City Council considers resolutions to end prison-based gerrymandering to the Prisoners of the Census Blog.]]> http://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2009/11/20/nyccouncil http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/regional/s_653529.html Pennsylvania inmates prepare to ship out in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Pennsylvania's failed parole policies have led to an overcrowding crisis that states with better policies will be profiting from.]]> http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/regional/s_653529.html http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/tbjtsc05.htm research database was updated with a link to Tort Bench and Jury Trials in State Courts, 2005 by Bureau of Justice Statistics. ]]> http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/tbjtsc05.htm http://www.nicic.org/Library/022140 research database was updated with a link to World Prison Population List. Eighth ed. by Roy Walmsley, International Centre for Prison Studies, King's College London. ]]> http://www.nicic.org/Library/022140 http://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2009/11/12/mention Prison-based gerrymandering cited in NYT as an example of need for reform to the Prisoners of the Census Blog.]]> http://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2009/11/12/mention http://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2009/11/12/miss Mississippi Attorney General: Census should change prison count to the Prisoners of the Census Blog.]]> http://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2009/11/12/miss http://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2009/11/06/sanchez What the census will get wrong to the Prisoners of the Census Blog.]]> http://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2009/11/06/sanchez http://iowapublicradio.org/audio/newsroom/nr091103elections.mp3 end of prison-based gerrymandering in Anamosa, where the first election without a district that is almost entirely prisoners is taking place. Listen: m3u mp3. Peter Wagner is interviewed.]]> http://iowapublicradio.org/audio/newsroom/nr091103elections.mp3 http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/documents/FactSheet.pdf factsheet database was updated with a link to Facts about the Death Penalty [PDF] by Death Penalty Information Center. ]]> http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/documents/FactSheet.pdf http://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2009/10/16/pa_report Pennsylvania's growing prison population distorts democracy to the Prisoners of the Census Blog.]]> http://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2009/10/16/pa_report http://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2009/10/08/ma_repor Census Bureau counts Massachusetts prisoners in wrong place; access to democracy distorted to the Prisoners of the Census Blog.]]> http://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2009/10/08/ma_repor http://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2009/09/30/bennett Prison count has downside for prison town to the Prisoners of the Census Blog.]]> http://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2009/09/30/bennett http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20091017/OPINION02/310179985/ Census must take prisoners into account.]]> http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20091017/OPINION02/310179985/ http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=10645 Importing Constituents: Prisoners and Political Clout in Massachusetts in an excellent story in the Valley Advocate: The Prison Town Advantage: Inmates who can't vote nevertheless add to the power of the politicians who don't represent them.]]> http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=10645 http://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2009/09/25/okreport Census Bureau counts Oklahoma prisoners in wrong place; Access to state and county government distorted to the Prisoners of the Census Blog.]]> http://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2009/09/25/okreport http://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/ok/ Prisons can inflate districts' influence about our newest report Importing Constituents: Prisoners and Political Clout in Oklahoma. ]]> http://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/ok/ http://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2009/09/14/wi_amendment Wisconsin amendment corrects Census to the Prisoners of the Census Blog.]]> http://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2009/09/14/wi_amendment http://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2009/09/10/lehre National Review blogger says Census should change where incarcerated people counted to the Prisoners of the Census Blog.]]> http://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2009/09/10/lehre http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/17-10/ff_smartlist_christie Nils Christie for their October feature: The Smart List: 12 Shocking Ideas That Could Change the World. Read the article: Nils Christie: Empty the Prisons.]]> http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/17-10/ff_smartlist_christie http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/2009-09-22-censusmess_N.htm discussion of major controversies in the upcoming 2010 Census. ]]> http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/2009-09-22-censusmess_N.htm http://blackagendareport.com/?q=content/stolen-count-prison-inmates-and-census The Stolen Count: Prison Inmates and the Census. ]]> http://blackagendareport.com/?q=content/stolen-count-prison-inmates-and-census http://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/#1255665600 legal resource database was updated with a new listing for Minnesota.]]> http://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/#1255665600 http://www.advancetitan.com/editorial/u-s-wisconsin-fast-becoming-a-nation-of-prisoners-1.631476 census research in a UW-Oshkosh Advance-Titan editorial: U.S., Wisconsin fast becoming a nation of prisoners.]]> http://www.advancetitan.com/editorial/u-s-wisconsin-fast-becoming-a-nation-of-prisoners-1.631476 http://www.timbuk3.com/discuss/?p=1206 A Captive Constituency.]]> http://www.timbuk3.com/discuss/?p=1206