Signed by Governor Phil Murphy

Highlights:

• Requires the Department of Corrections to collect and maintain an electronic record of the residential address of each individual entering custody beginning 30 days following this bill’s date of enactment (Sec. 1).

• Requires the following information on incarcerated individuals be collected by the United States Bureau of the Census by May 1 of the decennial census year, including (Sec. 2):

• A unique identifier, not including a name, for each incarcerated individual subject to this jurisdiction at the time of the census report;

• The street address of the correctional facility in which the individual was incarcerated at the time of the report;

• The residential address of the individual prior to the incarceration; and 

• The individual’s race, whether of Hispanic or Latino origin, and whether the individual is over the age of 18.

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Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires incarcerated individuals be counted in legislative redistricting.

Highlights:

• Requires the Department of Corrections to collect and maintain an electronic record of the residential address of each individual entering custody beginning 30 days following this bill’s date of enactment (Sec. 1).

• Requires the following information on incarcerated individuals be collected by the United States Bureau of the Census by May 1 of the decennial census year, including (Sec. 2):

• A unique identifier, not including a name, for each incarcerated individual subject to this jurisdiction at the time of the census report;

• The street address of the correctional facility in which the individual was incarcerated at the time of the report;

• The residential address of the individual prior to the incarceration; and 

• The individual’s race, whether of Hispanic or Latino origin, and whether the individual is over the age of 18.

Full Bill Text