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Prisoners of the Census

Record numbers of urban people of color are now in prisons in rural areas _ where the census counts them as residents. Result? The prisoners' `share' of federal funds pegged to population counts will go to their keepers' hometowns.

Since April Fool's Day, prison guards have been slipping census forms ...

 

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