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56. Could Prison Be Good for Your Health?

Freakonomics, M.D.

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The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world. People who are incarcerated for a year have about a 15% lower likely to have having died after five years. Jeff Weaver will explain what might be driving this longevity advantage he saw in people who had been incarcerated.

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