Most people don't realize this: not only can incarcerated people not vote, but their population counts towards the (conservative) towns where they are incarcerated when drawing/allocating districts. White people literally amplify their voting power by incarcerating Black people.

Most people don't realize this: not only can incarcerated people not vote, but their population counts towards the (conservative) towns where they are incarcerated when drawing/allocating districts.

White people literally amplify their voting power by incarcerating Black people.

— Aditya Mukerjee, the Otterrific 🏳️‍🌈 (@chimeracoder) April 24, 2019