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al]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9480475/</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://scholarship.law.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1293&context=jlasc"><title><![CDATA[Caged Birds and Those That Hear Their Songs:]]></title><link>https://scholarship.law.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1293&context=jlasc</link><description><![CDATA[The Prison Policy Initiative <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/research.html">Research Library</a> was updated with a link to <a href="https://scholarship.law.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1293&context=jlasc">Caged Birds and Those That Hear Their Songs:</a> Effects of Race and Sex in South Carolina Parole Hearings by David M.N. Garavito, Amelia Courtney Hritz, and John H. Blume]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://scholarship.law.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1293&context=jlasc</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://harvardlawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1815-1883_Online.pdf"><title><![CDATA[The Prisoner Trade]]></title><link>https://harvardlawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1815-1883_Online.pdf</link><description><![CDATA[The Prison Policy Initiative <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/research.html">Research Library</a> was updated with a link to <a href="https://harvardlawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1815-1883_Online.pdf">The Prisoner Trade</a> by Emma Kaufman]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://harvardlawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1815-1883_Online.pdf</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/10/30/group_quarters_errors/"><title><![CDATA[If the Census Bureau truly values accuracy, it should count incarcerated people at home]]></title><link>https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/10/30/group_quarters_errors/</link><description><![CDATA[Added <a href="https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/10/30/group_quarters_errors/">If the Census Bureau truly values accuracy, it should count incarcerated people at home</a> to the Prisoners of the Census Blog. <p><i>The Census Bureau’s current method of counting people in prison and jail is prone to errors with sizable consequences. Counting incarcerated people at home can produce more accurate data. </i></p>]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/10/30/group_quarters_errors/</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/07/30/local-2020/"><title><![CDATA[A record number of city councils and county commissions tackled prison gerrymandering after the 2020 Census]]></title><link>https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/07/30/local-2020/</link><description><![CDATA[Added <a href="https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/07/30/local-2020/">A record number of city councils and county commissions tackled prison gerrymandering after the 2020 Census</a> to the Prisoners of the Census Blog. <p><i>While the Census Bureau dawdles, local governments continue to address prison gerrymandering in their own backyard, despite limitations.</i></p>]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/07/30/local-2020/</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/"><title><![CDATA[Legal Resources]]></title><link>https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/</link><description><![CDATA[The legal resource database was updated with new listings for <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/OR/" class="legal">Oregon</a> and <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/WA/" class="legal">Washington</a>.]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/"><title><![CDATA[Legal Resources]]></title><link>https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/</link><description><![CDATA[The legal resource database was updated with a new listing for <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/DC/" class="legal">District of Columbia</a>.]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/"><title><![CDATA[Legal Resources]]></title><link>https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/</link><description><![CDATA[The legal resource database was updated with new listings for <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/MN/" class="legal">Minnesota</a> and <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/VA/" class="legal">Virginia</a>.]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/"><title><![CDATA[Legal Resources]]></title><link>https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/</link><description><![CDATA[The legal resource database was updated with a new listing for <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/NY/" class="legal">New York</a>.]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/"><title><![CDATA[Legal Resources]]></title><link>https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/</link><description><![CDATA[The legal resource database was updated with new listings for <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/IL/" class="legal">Illinois</a> and <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/NJ/" class="legal">New Jersey</a>.]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/"><title><![CDATA[Legal Resources]]></title><link>https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/</link><description><![CDATA[The legal resource database was updated with new listings for <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/FL/" class="legal">Florida</a>, <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/IL/" class="legal">Illinois</a>, <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/PA/" class="legal">Pennsylvania</a>, <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/RI/" class="legal">Rhode Island</a>, <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/TX/" class="legal">Texas</a> and <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/VT/" class="legal">Vermont</a>.]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/"><title><![CDATA[Legal Resources]]></title><link>https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/</link><description><![CDATA[The legal resource database was updated with new listings for <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/NJ/" class="legal">New Jersey</a> and <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/SC/" class="legal">South Carolina</a>.]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://www.prisonpolicy.org/resources/legal/</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/11/12/small-scale-testing/"><title><![CDATA[Advocates urge Census Bureau to start testing reforms for 2030]]></title><link>https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/11/12/small-scale-testing/</link><description><![CDATA[Added <a href="https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/11/12/small-scale-testing/">Advocates urge Census Bureau to start testing reforms for 2030</a> to the Prisoners of the Census Blog. <p><i>Census Bureau should conduct small-scale tests of methods for collecting home addresses of incarcerated people to determine how best to implement a revision of the Residence Criteria and Residence Situations for people who are in correctional facilities on Census Day.</i></p>]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/11/12/small-scale-testing/</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/09/24/local-pages/"><title><![CDATA[Resource Spotlight: Which local governments engage in or avoid prison gerrymandering?]]></title><link>https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/09/24/local-pages/</link><description><![CDATA[Added <a href="https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/09/24/local-pages/">Resource Spotlight: Which local governments engage in or avoid prison gerrymandering?</a> to the Prisoners of the Census Blog. <p><i>We’ve identified over 200 cities and counties that have taken action to avoid prison gerrymandering and some local governments that still continue to base representation on flawed Census Bureau data.</i></p>]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/09/24/local-pages/</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/08/26/das-letter/"><title><![CDATA[Advocates to Census Bureau: Stop making it harder for states to end prison gerrymandering]]></title><link>https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/08/26/das-letter/</link><description><![CDATA[Added <a href="https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/08/26/das-letter/">Advocates to Census Bureau: Stop making it harder for states to end prison gerrymandering</a> to the Prisoners of the Census Blog. <p><i>Census Bureau should stop its one-size-fits-all approach to privacy protections and refrain from adding “noise” when it reports the number of incarcerated people; states need accurate counts to end prison gerrymandering</i></p>]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/08/26/das-letter/</feedburner:origLink></item><item rdf:about="https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/07/29/2030cac/"><title><![CDATA[2030 Census Advisory Committee flags prison gerrymandering issues for the Census Bureau]]></title><link>https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/07/29/2030cac/</link><description><![CDATA[Added <a href="https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/07/29/2030cac/">2030 Census Advisory Committee flags prison gerrymandering issues for the Census Bureau</a> to the Prisoners of the Census Blog. <p><i>2030 Census Advisory Committee's inaugural meeting ended in recommendations that future agenda include discussions of the Census Bureau's approach to counting incarcerated people in the 2030 Census.</i></p>]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2024/07/29/2030cac/</feedburner:origLink></item><item 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We’ll discuss how arguments for new jail construction have shifted over time, go over strategies and tools for responding to these arguments, and talk about how our advocacy department can help support efforts to challenge new jail construction in your area. <p><a href="https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bZEQkRl9RmyRYNycj79wpw">Register here</a></p> June 11, 2025 ]]></description><feedburner:origLink>https://www.prisonpolicy.org/#s1749600000</feedburner:origLink></item></rdf:RDF> 
