Bodies, But Not Voices, Count

“For people in prison, their bodies count but their voices don't. Their presence in the tabulation column [where prisons are located] expands the influence of those who have an incentive to keep them in prison, not those who need the resources to help keep them out.”

Kirsten Levingston, director, Brennan Center for Justice.

Zachery A. Goldfarb, “Census Bureau, Activists Debate How and Where to Count Inmates,” Washington Post, 1/30/06.