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Roland Burris: “We in Illinois in our General Assembly have introduced legislation that states that the census would readjust the count…”

On the recordFebruary 22, 2010
We in Illinois in our General Assembly have introduced legislation that states that the census would readjust the count for incarcerated persons back to their residence, not in the areas where the facility is.
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Roland Burris
Democratic · Illinois

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Burris discusses legislation to count incarcerated individuals at their home addresses for the census.

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