Alice Green on Times Union blog writes about our work
by Peter Wagner, August 26, 2009
Alice Green writes about our work against prison-based gerrymandering on the Times-Union blog: Prisoners are People Too.
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PPI research in American History magazine infographic
American History magazine has a two page datagraphic "Lock Up, U.S.A.: A startling statistical rap sheet on our prison system" based in part on The Prison Index: Taking the Pulse of the Crime Control Industry. The American History graphic, unfortunately, is only available in the print edition.
by Peter Wagner, August 4, 2009
American History magazine has a two page datagraphic “Lock Up, U.S.A.: A startling statistical rap sheet on our prison system” based in part on The Prison Index: Taking the Pulse of the Crime Control Industry. The American History graphic, unfortunately, is only available in the print edition.
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