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Featuring: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Independent | United States Secretary of Health and Human Services | National

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Mike Tyson: Fighting for a Healthier America

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Because the ultra processed food, others. My belief. Yeah, my belief. Well, it's true. I mean, there's a lot of studies now and anybody can go on Google and look them up. There are studies that show that when you improve, when you improve the food in the prison, when you start giving the prisoners real food, the level of violence drops by 50%. Disciplinary problems drop by 50%. In juvenile detention facilities, the use of restraints, it drops by 70%. I agree. Because they feel like they treat them like animals. You know, you can't have that old school of prisoning people and jailing people. You have to have some kind of outlet. (10:17–10:38)

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Asserts that studies show improved prison food reduces violence and disciplinary problems by 50% and use of restraints in juvenile facilities by 70%.

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