FireDogLake cites PPI research
by Peter Wagner, November 22, 2008
Julia at FireDogLake cites our research on Anamosa, Iowa and our Too Big To Ignore report in her post Who profits from private prisons?. Main St. USA also runs with the story.
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New York Times editorial cites our report
Today's New York Times editorial page cites our report Too Big to Ignore: How Counting People in Prisons Distorted Census 2000 and calls on state and local legislators to correct the Census Bureau's prison miscount prior to redistricting.
by Peter Wagner, November 12, 2008
Today’s New York Times editorial page cites our report Too Big to Ignore: How Counting People in Prisons Distorted Census 2000 and calls on state and local legislators to correct the Census Bureau’s prison miscount prior to redistricting.
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