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The previous post, in support of the Common Core State Standards, is a response to an August piece by veteran educator Marion Brady that was highly critical of the standards initiative. Here Brady takes another wack at the standards.

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The Prison Policy Initiative Research Database was updated with a link to Jail Inmates at Midyear 2012 - Statistical Tables by Bureau of Justice Statistics

Added Census Bureau replies to letter from 210 organizations about prison gerrymandering to the Prisoners of the Census Blog.

The Bureau is aware of our organizations' concerns about prison gerrymandering, but side-stepped our request to prioritize developing a solution.

The Prison Policy Initiative Research Database was updated with a link to Realignment Report A One-year Examination of Offenders Released from State Prison in the First Six Months of Public Safety Realignment by California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Added Census Bureau's Advance Group Quarters Summary File: Two years later to the Prisoners of the Census Blog.

Now that most state and local redistricting efforts have come to a close, it's clear that this data has been central to our recent advocacy efforts.

Added Illinois House passes bill to end prison gerrymandering! to the Prisoners of the Census Blog.

The bill now goes on to the Senate Assignments committee, where it needs to pass out within four days to go on to a Senate floor vote.

Added An easy way to avoid prison gerrymandering to the Prisoners of the Census Blog.

A handful of communities avoid prison gerrymandering and redistricting.

Added More than 1 in 5 U.S. residents protected from prison gerrymandering to the Prisoners of the Census Blog.

Right now, 68,913,691 people live in a state, county or municipality that has formally rejected prison-based gerrymandering.

The Prison Policy Initiative Research Database was updated with a link to Report of the Attorney General’s National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence by Attorney General’s National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence

The Prison Policy Initiative Research Database was updated with a link to Sexual Victimization in Prisons and Jails Reported by Inmates, 2011 - 12 by Bureau of Justice Statistics

The Prison Policy Initiative Research Database was updated with a link to Report to the Governor - 2012 by Oregon Commission on Public Safety

Added Midwest Democracy Network releases great new report, "Redistricting and Representation in the Great Lakes Region" to the Prisoners of the Census Blog.

Ending prison gerrymandering is one of the report's 5 main recommendations to improve democracy in the Midwest.

Added Hartford Courant column: "Count Inmates In Hometowns, Not In Cells" to the Prisoners of the Census Blog.

Tom Condon wrote a wonderful column for today’s Hartford Courant on why it’s time for the Connecticut legislature to pass a bill ending prison gerrymandering.

The Prison Policy Initiative Research Database was updated with a link to Gun Homicide Rate Down 49% Since 1993 Peak; Public Unaware: Pace of Decline Slows in Past Decade by Pew Research Center

The newest Prison Policy Initiative report exposes the prison phone industry's hidden fees, which saddle the families of incarcerated people with staggeringly high phone bills.

The Prison Policy Initiative Research Database was updated with a link to Firearm Violence, 1993-2011 by Bureau of Justice Statistics

The Prison Policy Initiative Research Database was updated with a link to Blueprint for a Public Health and Safety Approach to Drug Policy by New York Academy of Medicine and the Drug Policy Alliance

Peter Wagner will be pitching the project "Unlocking Prison Phone Data" at Hack for Western Mass at UMass on June 1-2. June 1-2, 2013

The Prison Policy Initiative Research Database was updated with a link to Lifer Parole Recidivism Report by California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

The Prison Policy Initiative Research Database was updated with a link to The Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Compassionate Release Program by U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector, General Evaluation and Inspections Division