1. Every time I write abt prison gerrymandering, find it amazing it is a thing that exists.
— John Pfaff (@JohnFPfaff) December 10, 2017
That we are so blasé about a FIVE-FIFTHS compromise.
2. In 44 states, prisoners “live” in their prisons for the purpose of the Census but cannot vote: bodies with no electoral power.
— John Pfaff (@JohnFPfaff) December 10, 2017
3. Crime is disproportionately concentrated in cities, and those sent to prison are disproportionately POC—and thus disproportionately Dem-leaning. pic.twitter.com/ZYkObMRmke
— John Pfaff (@JohnFPfaff) December 10, 2017
4. Yet prisons are increasingly located in more-rural, more conservative communities. Democratic prisoners in Republican counties: https://t.co/KJO8cG39DB
— John Pfaff (@JohnFPfaff) December 10, 2017