Daily Archives: February 3, 2007

Census Bureau Data on Prisoner Addresses Impacts Local and Federal Representation

by Sabrina I. Pacifici on Feb 3, 2007

Prisoners of the Census: “The Problem – The way the Census Bureau counts people in prison creates significant problems for democracy and for our future. It creates an inaccurate picture of community populations and dramatically distorts representation at the local and state levels.”

U.S. Census Bureau Report, Tabulating Prisoners at “Their Permanent Home of Record” Address, February 2006.

Ending the Prison Windfall New York Times editorial, January 17, 2007

DOJ Pushes for Federal Application of Capital Punishment

by Sabrina I. Pacifici on Feb 3, 2007

WSJ free feature: Federal Prosecutors Widen Pursuit Of Death Penalty as States Ease Off : “The growth in federal capital cases, many observers say, results from a heightened effort by the Justice Department to centralize the process for deciding whether prosecutors should push for capital punishment.” Continue Reading

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