Last year during the Census, tens of thousands of African American and Latinos from Los Angeles County were not counted as residents of our communities, resulting in L.A. County losing out on political power, resources for schools, hospitals, and federal funding for roads. But you can help fix that by sending one quick email today.
Instead, tens of thousands of incarcerated men and women from poor communities like South L.A. were counted as residents of the distant counties where they are kept as inmates. This results in inflated population counts and political power for the districts where prison institutions are located while poor communities like South LA lose out.
Fortunately Community Coalition has been working on a solution to this problem and you have the opportunity to make it a reality. By taking a minute out of your day to email a letter in support of AB 420 you can help end this unfair counting of African Americans and Latinos. AB 420 is sponsored by Assemblymember Mike Davis (CA 48 Assembly District) and was put forth by Community Coalition to ensure that communities with high rates of incarceration, like South LA, don't lose out on their fair share of resources, services and political representation. Take action now.
There are about 160,000 incarcerated men and women in California and more than a third come from LA County alone. More than 60% of people incarcerated in our state are African American and Latino and come from poor communities like South LA. When men and women leave prison THEY COME BACK HOME and the resources should follow them home so that we can provide the services and support ex-offenders need to reintegrate back into our communities. Your action today can help bring fairness to the redistricting process.
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