Private prison healthcare contractors are linked to death rates 18-58% higher than government-run facilities. Three major companies filed bankruptcy to dodge over $1 billion in malpractice liability.
New analysis traces a direct line from government-permitted lead poisoning of American children to the mass incarceration crisis — documenting how the state imprisoned millions for the neurological consequences of its own environmental failures.
The government permitted mass lead poisoning of children, then spent $80 billion/year imprisoning the victims. Evidence shows lead explains 10-30% of the crime decline — more than mass incarceration.
