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Activists Protest At Phila. Prison Complex Against Gerrymandering

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, January 28, 2022

by Alex Lloyd Gross January 28, 2022 When an inmate is sentenced to prison, and that prison sentence coincides with when the Census is taken, the inmate is not included in their home zip code.  They are included in the census for the 6th Council District in Philadelphia, which is where the prison complex is. …