[EL] Sup Ct upholds MD prison gerrymandering reform

[Brenda Wright]

While all eyes are on Arizona and Montana, there's an under-the-radar decision today on redistricting - a summary affirmance in Fletcher v. Lamone, No. 11-1178.  This affirms a three-judge federal court decision upholding the constitutionality of Maryland's "No Representation Without Population Act," enacted in 2010 to require that incarcerated people be counted as residents of their pre-prison home addresses for redistricting purposes.  This is a big win for the long-running campaign to end prison-based gerrymandering.  A joint Demos/Prison Policy Initiative press release is available here<http://www.demos.org/press-release/supreme-court-upholds-maryland-law-ending-prison-based-gerrymandering-huge-victory-fai>.  The lower court decision is available here<http://www.demos.org/publication/opinion-fletcher-v-lamone>.

Brenda Wright
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