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A fourth inmate death within 50 days has been reported in Michigan prisons, while Democratic state leaders continue protecting private prison contractors. Advocates say systemic neglect by state officials enables the deaths.
A fourth inmate death within 50 days occurred in Michigan prisons, while Democratic state leaders continue protecting private prison contractors from accountability. Advocates say state officials are enabling the deaths through neglect.
Four deaths in 50 days is a mortality rate that would trigger investigations in most settings. The fact that it's happening in prisons with private contractors, and that Democratic leadership isn't intervening, suggests the contractors have structural protection. This isn't a difference between parties—it's about which vendor relationships stay insulated from scrutiny.
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