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.
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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All profit, no risk
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Compare your state's use of the prison to the world at large
Criminal justice policy in every region of the United States is out of step with the rest of the world.
Prison Gerrymandering Project
We are leading the movement to protect our democracy from the Census Bureau's prison miscount.
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