Ohio Congresswoman Emilia Sykes, other Congressional Dems introduce the End Prison Gerrymandering Act...By Clevelandurbannews.com, Ohio's Black digital news leader
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Ohio 11th Congressional District Congresswoman Emilia Sykes Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Rep. Emilia Sykes (OH-13) joined Reps. Deborah Ross (NC-02), Mark Pocan (WI-02), and Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05) to reintroduce the End Prison Gerrymandering Act . The legislation would help ensure equal representation for all Americans by requiring the U.S. Census Bureau to count incarcerated individuals at their last place of residence, rather than the prison where they are held at the time of the Census. Find the Bill text here . Rep. Sykes is an Akron Democrat who represents Ohio's 13th congressional district and is one of three Black women in Congress from Ohio. Currently, incarcerated people are counted as residents of correctional facilities, often located in rural areas, rather than the communities where they lived, worked, and maintained family ties before incarceration. This practice, k...