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IL: Census rule change sparks debate about counting prisoners

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Census rule change sparks debate about counting inmates Fight brewing over whether convict should be factored into hometown or prison town population By Oscar Avila Chicago Tribune staff reporter February 21, 2010 Normally, few communities would want to take credit for prison inmates. But, with this year's census about to bring adjustments in political power based on population numbers, a fight is brewing in Springfield over which communities get to claim convicts. With federal money at stake, some argue inmates should be counted in their hometowns instead of the prison towns where they currently are counted. This month, the Census Bureau gave Illinois and other states the ability to decide the matter, and a Chicago-area lawmaker responded with a bill proposing to make the change to hometowns...continue to full post

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