Nevin (2000) found that lead exposure trends explained 90% to 96% of temporal variation from the 1950s through 1996 in unwed conception rates (unwed births and abortions) for ages 15-17, 18-19, and 20-24. The best-fit lag for each age group was consistent with the impact of lead exposure on neurodevelopment in the first years of life: A ...

Alabama lawmakers have passed legislation to build two new 4,000-bed prisons. This decision was made without any understanding of how and why Alabama's prison population fell 23% from July 2012 through July 2021. Alabama will fund the $1.34 billion cost of the two prisons with $400 million in federal Covid-19 relief funds, $154 million from the state ...