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In Connecticut, prison inmates are counted in the voting district where they’re incarcerated, not the place they call home. It’s called prison gerrymandering. Some criminal justice advocates want to change that.
Garry Monk is a veteran’s advocate and a member of the Connecticut NAACP. He lives in New Haven, but he has a family member in prison in Enfield, Connecticut.
“We were supporting him, putting money on his books, ensuring that he had what he needed, his total welfare, his well-being. But yet, the town that he’s in is getting the benefit of him being there. It was a smack in the face,” Monk said.