Prison gerrymandering offers illusion of political representation

Prison gerrymandering offers illusion of political representation

Real journalists wrote and edited this (not AI)—independent, community-driven journalism survives because you back it. Donate to sustain Prism’s mission and the humans behind it. In Anamosa, Iowa, Danny Young won a City Council seat in 2005 with two write-in votes: one from his wife and the other from his neighbor. Young’s district, Ward 2, was reported to consist of 1,400 people, a comparable figure to other wards. However, because the U.S. Cen…