Daily News | Philly City Council plans to revise its redistricting plan to address ‘prison gerrymandering’
to ensure incarcerated Philadelphians are counted in their home districts, instead of the city jails or state prisons in which they were held at the time of the 2020 census.
“Once all the data is in hand, it will be sent to a vendor to begin incorporating it into our redistricting map,” Clarke spokesperson Joe Grace said. “It will happen as expeditiously as possible, but we want to make sure it’s done correctly and accurately.” The biggest change will likely result from the redistribution of the several thousand people who were counted in the city’s State Road jail complex in the Lower Northeast. The city jails typically hold just under 5,000 people, but the number may have been lower at the time of the census.recently vacated by former Councilmember Bobby HenonCouncil has 10 members who represent geographic districts, and seven who are elected citywide. Each district contains about 160,000 of the city’s 1.
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