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Indictment: The Criminal Justice System on Trial

Benjamin Perrinindictment.simplecast.com
What can people who were incarcerated, and survivors of violent crime teach us about improving the justice system? Everything. Go behind-the-scenes of Benjamin Perrin’s upcoming book "Indictment: The Criminal Justice System on Trial" to hear their raw and gritty accounts, and from others on the frontlines. Awarded "Best Podcasts of 2023".
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Episodes

Courtroom to Campfire: Harold Johnson's Final Public Lecture for Indigenous Justice

Content Note: discussion of trauma, intimate partner violence, violence, suicide, death by impaired driving, substance use, colonial violence against Indigenous people including residential schools and incarceration. There is also mention of sexual violence. Click here for mental health support resources if you need support. Harold's book include: Harold Johnson, Peace and Good Order: The Case for Indigenous Justice in Canada Harold Johnson, Firewater: How Alcohol Is Killing My People (and Yours...

Dec 14, 202356 minSeason 1Ep. 12

Justice for Myles Gray - People in Mental Health Distress Dying in Police Encounters

Content Note: graphic discussion of police use of force and police-involved deaths; general discussion of mental health, substance use, homelessness, trauma and racism against Indigenous, Black and people of colour. Click here for mental health support resources if you need support. Order your copy of Indictment: The Criminal Justice System on Trial (Aevo UTP, 2023) Visit www.benjaminperrin.ca for the latest news and upcoming events Follow the Justice for Myles Gray Facebook page Check out Just ...

Nov 10, 20231 hr 7 minSeason 1Ep. 11

Racism & The Criminal Legal System - Prof. Julius Haag

Content Note: discussion of racism against Black, Indigenous and people of colour; police use of force and police-involved deaths; gun violence; incarceration; poverty; and mental health challenges. Click here for mental health support resources. Order your copy of Indictment: The Criminal Justice System on Trial (Aevo UTP, 2023) Visit www.benjaminperrin.ca for the latest news and upcoming events We are grateful for support from the University of British Columbia and Law Foundation of British Co...

Oct 24, 202327 minSeason 1Ep. 10

Broken Trust: An Indigenous Person's Encounters with Police - "Angeline"

Content Note: general discussion of colonial violence and racism against Indigenous people including residential schools, the 60s Scoops and in police encounters; sexual abuse against an Indigenous person as a child; intimate partner violence; a graphic description of a childhood physical assault by an adoptive parent; failure of child protection and police to provide protection; and description of an assault by a police officer against an Indigenous person. Click here for mental health support ...

Oct 17, 202324 minSeason 1Ep. 9

Hopelessness to Healing: Surviving Jail, Overdoses & Attempted Suicide - “Duncan”

Content Note: childhood abuse, mental health, prison violence and graphic depictions of substance use and a suicide attempt. Click here for mental health support resources. Order your copy of Indictment: The Criminal Justice System on Trial (Aevo UTP, 2023) Visit www.benjaminperrin.ca for the latest news and upcoming events We are grateful for support from the University of British Columbia and Law Foundation of British Columbia ----------- Credits: "The Notion" by Northern Points (Intro) "From ...

Oct 10, 202349 minSeason 1Ep. 8

Trauma and The Criminal Justice System - Dr. Gabor Maté

Content Note: general discussion of trauma including childhood trauma, graphic details of a violent assault of a child by his older brother, mental health, substance use, unregulated drug deaths, incarceration, racism, poverty, suicide, intergenerational trauma, Residential Schools and ongoing colonial violence against Indigenous people. Click here for mental health support resources. Order your copy of Indictment: The Criminal Justice System on Trial (Aevo UTP, 2023) Visit www.benjaminperrin.ca...

Oct 03, 202346 minSeason 1Ep. 7

Surviving Intimate Partner Violence - "Skye"

Content Note: physical and sexual violence, reference to childhood abuse, and mistreatment by professionals in the criminal justice system. Click here for mental health support resources. Order your copy of Indictment: The Criminal Justice System on Trial (Aevo UTP, 2023) Visit www.benjaminperrin.ca for the latest news and upcoming events We are grateful for support from the University of British Columbia and Law Foundation of British Columbia ----------- Credits: "The Notion" by Northern Points...

Sep 26, 202327 minSeason 1Ep. 6

Whistleblower: A Corrections Officer Speaks Out

Content Note: incarceration, graphic depictions of self-harm, prison violence, use of force and suicide. It also includes audio of a prison riot and use of force against an Indigenous teenager while incarcerated. Click here for mental health support resources. Order your copy of Indictment: The Criminal Justice System on Trial (Aevo UTP, 2023) Visit www.benjaminperrin.ca for the latest news and upcoming events We are grateful for support from the University of British Columbia and Law Foundation...

Sep 19, 202343 minSeason 1Ep. 5

From “Tough on Crime” Politician to Justice Reformer - Michael Bryant

Content Note: policing violence, incarceration, substance use, mental health, suicide, poverty, homelessness, racism. Click here for mental health support resources. Order your copy of Indictment: The Criminal Justice System on Trial (Aevo UTP, 2023) Visit www.benjaminperrin.ca for the latest news and upcoming events We are grateful for support from the University of British Columbia and Law Foundation of British Columbia ----------- Credits: "The Notion" by Northern Points (Intro) "Leva-Eternit...

Sep 12, 202342 minSeason 1Ep. 4

What is Jail Really Like? - "Nate"

Content Note: graphic depictions of prison violence and discussion of incarceration, substance use, homelessness, poverty, racism, and mental health distress. Click here for mental health support resources. Order your copy of Indictment: The Criminal Justice System on Trial (Aevo UTP, 2023) Visit www.benjaminperrin.ca for the latest news and upcoming events We are grateful for support from the University of British Columbia and Law Foundation of British Columbia ----------- Credits: "The Notion"...

Sep 12, 202333 minSeason 1Ep. 3

From Residential School Survivor to Criminal Lawyer - Myrna McCallum

Content Note: discussion of physical and sexual abuse against children; suicide; incarceration; impaired driving death; racism and colonial violence against Indigenous people. Click here for mental health support resources. Order your copy of Indictment: The Criminal Justice System on Trial (Aevo UTP, 2023) Visit www.benjaminperrin.ca for the latest news and upcoming events We are grateful for support from the University of British Columbia and Law Foundation of British Columbia ----------- Cred...

Sep 12, 202341 minSeason 1Ep. 2

An Indigenous Woman's Struggle to Survive - "Jessica"

Content Note: Graphic depictions of physical and sexual violence against an Indigenous woman and her children, violence-induced miscarriage; mental health challenges; suicide; homicidal ideation; child pornography; failure of police, medical, social services to provide support; racism and colonial violence against Indigenous people, including MMIWG2S. Click here for mental health support resources. Order your copy of Indictment: The Criminal Justice System on Trial (Aevo UTP, 2023) Visit www.ben...

Sep 12, 202341 minSeason 1Ep. 1

Trailer

Subscribe now to listen to the Indictment podcast, launching September 12, 2023. Pre-order your copy of Indictment: The Criminal Justice System on Trial by Benjamin Perrin, coming October 3, 2023, published by Aevo UTP. Visit www.benjaminperrin.ca for the latest news and upcoming events ------ We are grateful for support from the University of British Columbia and Law Foundation of British Columbia Trailer music credit: "Connect the Dots" by Cosmo Lawson (Premium Beat)...

Aug 30, 20232 min
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