April 27, 2015 | Think Progress
More than a week after his death from severe spinal cord injuries sustained under police custody, the circumstances of Freddie Gray Jr.’s life, particularly his upbringing in the inner city, are coming to surface through court documents and testimonies of family, friends, and attorneys.
While these narrative include stories of poverty, frequent moves, a mother’s drug problem, they too highlight a public health issue that has plagued thousands of Baltimore residents since before the city banned the use of lead-based paint. Developers’ lethargic response to the coding changes became the center of a case in which Gray’s family won a settlement. [...]