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The Criminalization of ‘Serious Mental Illness’​

Sep 9, 2019 | Opinion Pieces

The Criminalization of ‘Serious Mental Illness’​ The professionalization of mental illness allows the judicial system to diagnose and treat criminal behaviour. The ‘criminalization of mental illness’ is then repackaged as a social crisis offering a scapegoat to...
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But What About Human Rights?

Aug 28, 2019 | Opinion Pieces

But What About Human Rights? It’s no secret that mental health and criminal justice has evolved into a growing topic of interest; a field of advocacy; an area of academic inquiry; and an item for electoral debate. But ideas surrounding mental health are often...
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The Tragic And Violent Death of Soleiman Faqiri

Aug 8, 2019 | Opinion Pieces

The Tragic And Violent Death of Soleiman Faqiri Canadians were presented with a stark, disturbing snapshot of Ontario’s prison system this January when the CBC’s noted investigative TV program, The Fifth Estate, showed a harrowing 21-minute piece on the disturbing...