Mary Bassett, commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, examined the health implications of mass incarceration and police repression to elucidate the impact of structural racism on health, April 23, 2018 as part of the Nordlander Lecture Series. Sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology Studies, the Nordlander Lectures in Science and Public Policy are given by distinguished scholars and public intellectuals engaged in important policy areas.