Redrawing the Boundaries: A Midwest Redistricting Discussion Q&A session with George Mason University's Mike McDonald and the Brennan Center's Justin Levitt. Recorded in Chicago, IL on Oct. 22, 2009.
Questions include:
How are incarcerated people counted?
How are college students and the military counted?
Is there any data on how many prisoners--during the census period--return to their home communities, and as a consequence should be counted in their home communities?
If a state government elects to alter its prison count, when does that take place?
What's the incentive for someone who benefits from a prison population to demand a census recount?
What are the primary effects of counting incarcerated people where they are incarcerated?
Does counting incarcerated people differ when it comes to congressional districts--versus state and local districts?