2020.04.02 - HIG - Letter vFINAL

The Private Equity Stakeholder Project and partner organizations demand that H.I.G. Capital address the 'predatory behavior' of its portfolio companies, Wellpath and TKC Holdings, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors argue that Wellpath's history of understaffing and denying care, alongside TKC Holdings' high costs for commissary and telecom services, exploits incarcerated people and their families. The letter calls for immediate actions, including the release of emergency response plans, free hygiene products, and unlimited free communication to mitigate the health and social impacts of the pandemic in correctional facilities.

• The authors allege that Wellpath, the largest correctional healthcare provider in the US, has a history of prioritizing profit over patients by understaffing medical personnel and denying critical care, which they argue could lead to thousands of deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• The letter claims that TKC Holdings' subsidiaries engage in predatory pricing and service failures: Trinity Services Group has allegedly provided food 'not safe for human consumption' in Arizona and Michigan; Keefe Group charges exorbitant rates for essential hygiene products like soap; and ICSolutions charges high rates for phone calls, contributing to debt for families, particularly women of color.
• The authors demand that H.I.G. Capital force Wellpath to implement specific pandemic measures, including a company-wide emergency response plan, full staffing of facilities, the waiving of medical co-pays, and the provision of COVID-19 testing.
• The letter demands that TKC Holdings provide free soap, hand sanitizer, and cleaning products, as well as unlimited free phone, video, and email communication to incarcerated people to combat the isolation caused by pandemic-related visit suspensions.

APA

Private Equity Stakeholder Project (2020). 2020.04.02 - HIG - Letter vFINAL. https://pestakeholder.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Letter-to-HIG-Capital-re-WellPath-TKC-COVID-19.pdf

Chicago

Private Equity Stakeholder Project. 2020.04.02 - HIG - Letter vFINAL. 2020. https://pestakeholder.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Letter-to-HIG-Capital-re-WellPath-TKC-COVID-19.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Private Equity Stakeholder Project |title=2020.04.02 - HIG - Letter vFINAL |date=6 April 2020 |url=https://pestakeholder.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Letter-to-HIG-Capital-re-WellPath-TKC-COVID-19.pdf |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{privateequitystakeholderproject202020200402, author = {{Private Equity Stakeholder Project}}, title = {{2020.04.02 - HIG - Letter vFINAL}}, publisher = {Private Equity Stakeholder Project}, year = {2020}, month = apr, url = {https://pestakeholder.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Letter-to-HIG-Capital-re-WellPath-TKC-COVID-19.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }