{"id":886,"date":"2021-08-06T17:10:20","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T21:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/votingaccessforall.org\/?page_id=886"},"modified":"2026-06-25T11:21:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T15:21:35","slug":"end-prison-gerrymandering","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/votingaccessforall.org\/es\/what-we-do\/end-prison-gerrymandering\/","title":{"rendered":"Poner fin a la manipulaci\u00f3n de prisiones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Nuestro objetivo es educar a las personas sobre Prison Gerrymandering y poner fin a la pr\u00e1ctica en Michigan.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">A los efectos de la redistribuci\u00f3n de distritos, Michigan cuenta a las personas encarceladas en su lugar de reclusi\u00f3n en lugar de en sus comunidades de origen. Este m\u00e9todo de conteo se conoce como <strong>Gerrymandering de prisiones<\/strong>, y distorsiona la democracia. La manipulaci\u00f3n de las prisiones desv\u00eda el poder pol\u00edtico hacia las \u00e1reas rurales menos pobladas donde se encuentran las prisiones y lejos de las comunidades urbanas a las que la gente regresar\u00eda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"frequently-asked-questions\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Preguntas frecuentes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1677012602249\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">\u00bfQu\u00e9 es Prison Gerrymandering?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Cada 10 a\u00f1os se realiza un censo nacional. Luego, cada estado utiliza estos n\u00fameros para<br>redefinir los distritos electorales en funci\u00f3n de los cambios demogr\u00e1ficos. Desafortunadamente, Michigan<br>Actualmente, se cuenta a las personas encarceladas en su lugar de reclusi\u00f3n en lugar de en sus comunidades de origen. Este m\u00e9todo de conteo se conoce como Prisi\u00f3n.<br>Manipulaci\u00f3n electoral. La manipulaci\u00f3n electoral de las prisiones desv\u00eda el poder pol\u00edtico hacia las zonas rurales menos pobladas donde se ubican las prisiones, y lo aleja de las<br>comunidades urbanas a las que la gente regresar\u00eda.<br>Debido a que las personas encarceladas suelen ser trasladadas en autob\u00fas lejos de sus hogares, esta pr\u00e1ctica distorsiona el censo de poblaci\u00f3n de los distritos y puede resultar en una representaci\u00f3n e influencia pol\u00edtica injustas. Al inflar artificialmente la poblaci\u00f3n de ciertas comunidades, la manipulaci\u00f3n de distritos penitenciarios otorga a los verdaderos residentes de estos distritos mayor influencia pol\u00edtica a expensas de todos los dem\u00e1s. Esto no solo es injusto, sino que atenta contra el principio fundamental de que todos tenemos la misma voz en el gobierno.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1677012610561\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">\u00bfC\u00f3mo afecta la manipulaci\u00f3n de las prisiones a Michigan?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">En Michigan, muchas prisiones est\u00e1n ubicadas en \u00e1reas rurales, donde la poblaci\u00f3n es generalmente m\u00e1s peque\u00f1a. Las personas encarceladas en estas prisiones se cuentan de manera desproporcionada como residentes de estos distritos, lo que les da m\u00e1s representaci\u00f3n en el gobierno y en la votaci\u00f3n. Debido a que los presos en Michigan no pueden votar, su voz se asigna efectivamente a la poblaci\u00f3n rural local. La mayor\u00eda de las personas en las prisiones de Michigan provienen de \u00e1reas urbanas y tienen una identidad racial o \u00e9tnica minoritaria. Esto significa que las comunidades de color est\u00e1n pol\u00edticamente en desventaja ya que el poder de voto se transfiere a las comunidades blancas rurales.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-6aefb0289acdf6df025c600ccde1f8ef is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0dec6d31 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:16px;color:#000000;background-color:#f5f8fb;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-top:6vw;padding-right:6vw;padding-bottom:6vw;padding-left:6vw\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\">Fin<\/mark> \u00a1Manipulaci\u00f3n electoral en las c\u00e1rceles!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:5%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b082090d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-border-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb0f0034 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-color:#cecece6b;border-width:1px;border-radius:12px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,1);padding-top:10px;padding-right:18px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:18px;line-height:1\">\n<p class=\"has-custom-css has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-9226ae5f796976ed4cea4095828b91cf wp-custom-css-8ff19317 wp-block-paragraph\">53%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left text-nowrap is-style-default has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">de los residentes de EE. UU. viven en estados que NO han rechazado la manipulaci\u00f3n de distritos electorales mediante la reducci\u00f3n de la poblaci\u00f3n carcelaria.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-border-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb0f0034 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-color:#cecece6b;border-width:1px;border-radius:12px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,1);padding-top:10px;padding-right:18px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:18px;line-height:1\">\n<p class=\"has-custom-css has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-5e06e57abf8ad9cff80c92be0d4d8b2d wp-custom-css-c3115f41 wp-block-paragraph\">Michigan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left text-nowrap is-style-default has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Utiliza la manipulaci\u00f3n de distritos electorales mediante la inclusi\u00f3n de presos en las c\u00e1rceles para crear distritos no competitivos con fines pol\u00edticos.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-border-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb0f0034 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-color:#cecece6b;border-width:1px;border-radius:12px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,1);padding-top:10px;padding-right:18px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:18px;line-height:1\">\n<p class=\"has-custom-css has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-182650e36bd5c4926323dffb01bfedf0 wp-custom-css-f0ae5a14 wp-block-paragraph\">1\/3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left text-nowrap is-style-default has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">De las aproximadamente 55\u00a0000 personas encarceladas, solo tres distritos de la C\u00e1mara de Representantes del estado de Michigan fueron contabilizadas como residentes durante el \u00faltimo ciclo de redistribuci\u00f3n de distritos. Se trata de un enorme error en el recuento de poblaci\u00f3n que afecta al poder pol\u00edtico de dichos distritos.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-border-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb0f0034 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-color:#cecece6b;border-width:1px;border-radius:12px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,1);padding-top:10px;padding-right:18px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:18px;line-height:1\">\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-big-font-size wp-elements-1b8bc88cc73682c50991bd7f01f2b5cb wp-block-paragraph\">La manipulaci\u00f3n de los distritos electorales en las c\u00e1rceles tiene sus ra\u00edces en el racismo y el clasismo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left text-nowrap is-style-default has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Los distritos electorales manipulados suelen dise\u00f1arse para reducir el poder pol\u00edtico y la influencia de las comunidades de color y las zonas empobrecidas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"learn-more\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aprende m\u00e1s<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ver el documental <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/NhGWjeDJNp0\">Trazar la l\u00ednea: dentro de la lucha para poner fin a la manipulaci\u00f3n en las prisiones<\/a> de Great Lakes Beacon que explica Prison Gerrymandering en Michigan y presenta a varios miembros de VAAC.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Para obtener m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n sobre la manipulaci\u00f3n en las prisiones, lea la Iniciativa de pol\u00edtica penitenciaria <a data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.prisonersofthecensus.org\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prisonersofthecensus.org\" target=\"_blank\">PROYECTO DE GERRYMANDERING EN LA PRISI\u00d3N<\/a>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"take-action\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tomar acci\u00f3n<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u00danase a nuestro equipo de Gerrymandering de prisiones<\/strong>, por <a href=\"https:\/\/votingaccessforall.org\/es\/contact\/\">Ponerse en contacto con VAAC.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"see-vaac-posts-related-to-ending-prison-gerrymandering\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vea las publicaciones de VAAC relacionadas con Terminar con la manipulaci\u00f3n de prisiones<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/votingaccessforall.org\/es\/2026\/05\/capitol-day-recap-education-civic-power-and-youth-leadership-in-action\/\">Resumen del D\u00eda en el Capitolio: Educaci\u00f3n, poder c\u00edvico y liderazgo juvenil en acci\u00f3n.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/votingaccessforall.org\/es\/2026\/04\/capitol-day-2026-educating-lawmakers-on-voting-access-and-prison-gerrymandering\/\">D\u00eda en el Capitolio 2026: Educando a los legisladores sobre el acceso al voto y la manipulaci\u00f3n de distritos electorales en las c\u00e1rceles.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/votingaccessforall.org\/es\/2025\/08\/prison-gerrymandering-in-michigan-distorting-democracy\/\">Gerrymandering en prisiones de Michigan: Distorsionando la democracia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/votingaccessforall.org\/es\/2024\/12\/prison-gerrymandering-legislation-moving-forward\/\">Manipulaci\u00f3n de distritos en prisiones: comun\u00edquese con su representante estatal hoy mismo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/votingaccessforall.org\/es\/2024\/10\/prison-policy-initiative-local-governments-and-prison-gerrymandering\/\">Iniciativa de pol\u00edtica penitenciaria: los gobiernos locales y la manipulaci\u00f3n de los distritos electorales en las prisiones<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/votingaccessforall.org\/es\/2024\/06\/states-were-incredibly-successful-at-reallocating-incarcerated-people-to-their-home-addresses-in-2020-a-review-of-the-data\/\">Los estados tuvieron un \u00e9xito incre\u00edble en reasignar a las personas encarceladas a sus domicilios en 2020: una revisi\u00f3n de los datos<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/votingaccessforall.org\/es\/2024\/05\/15419\/\">La mayor\u00eda de las personas encarceladas regresar\u00e1n a sus hogares; la Oficina del Censo deber\u00eda contarlos all\u00ed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/votingaccessforall.org\/es\/2024\/05\/minnesota-ends-prison-gerrymandering\/\">Minnesota pone fin a la manipulaci\u00f3n carcelaria<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/votingaccessforall.org\/es\/2023\/10\/legislative-spotlight-sb494\/\">Foco legislativo: SB494<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/votingaccessforall.org\/es\/2023\/09\/prison-gerrymandering-bill-needs-support\/\">El proyecto de ley sobre manipulaci\u00f3n penitenciaria necesita apoyo<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h3 id=\"and-other-resources-across-the-web\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">y otros recursos a trav\u00e9s de la Web<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/whyy.org\/articles\/pa-ends-prison-gerrymandering-with-closely-divided-committee-vote\/\">Art\u00edculo: Pensilvania pone fin a la manipulaci\u00f3n de distritos electorales en materia de prisiones<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our goal is to educate people about Prison Gerrymandering and to end the practice in Michigan. For the purposes of redistricting, Michigan counts incarcerated people at their place of confinement rather than in their home communities. This counting method is known as Prison Gerrymandering, and it distorts democracy. Prison gerrymandering siphons political power into less-populated [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":850,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"class_list":["post-886","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Initiative: End Prison Gerrymandering &#8211; Voting Access For All<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"VAAC is focused on ending prison gerrymandering in Michigan, a policy that moves voting power out of urban minority communities. 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