The End Prison Gerrymandering Act ensures that people in prison are counted based on where they lived before incarceration. This helps create fairer voting districts and representation.
End Prison Gerrymandering Act This bill requires the Bureau of the Census, beginning with the 2030 decennial census, to attribute an individual incarcerated in a correctional facility or detention center to the individual's last place of residence before incarceration. Further, a state must treat such an individual's last place of residence in the state before incarceration as the individual's place of residence for purposes of congressional redistricting.
1. This bill changes how the census counts people in prison. 2. Starting with the 2030 census, incarcerated individuals will be counted at their last home address. 3. This change aims to ensure fair representation in Congress. 4. States must use the last home address of incarcerated individuals for redistricting. 5. The bill seeks to prevent manipulation of population counts for political gain.
This bill affects individuals in prison and their communities, especially those with lower incomes.