Does the Canadian criminal justice system, for all the huge investment we make in it, produce the results we expect? It's a system that often breaks our loved ones and us in the process. Family members reflect on the outlandish notion that criminal punishment somehow can cure mental illness and addiction. In this episode, we meet Dr. Rose Ricciardelli, a well known researcher in this field., and Dr. Ivan Zinger who runs the Canadian Office of the Corrections Investigator. They help Gail & Madeline investigate the role of mental health care in Canadian prisons.
Trigger warning: Contents may be upsetting. Take care.
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Theme music this week is Secret Survival. Listen on Undisclosed Location from Pros and Cons Prison Arts Program. Recorded at Grand Valley Women's Institution.
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