About Indictment: The Criminal Justice System on Trial
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".
Courtroom to Campfire: Harold Johnson's Final Public Lecture for Indigenous Justice
Powerful. Unflinching. Visionary. Hear Indigenous lawyer and author Harold Johnson (1957-2022) deliver his final public lecture powerfully indicting the Canadian criminal justice system and making an impassioned case for Indigenous justice. A member of the Montreal Lake Cree Nation, Harold was a Harvard-trained Crown prosecutor and criminal defence lawyer who quit practising law because of the harm it was causing Indigenous people. Instead, he devoted the rest of his life to advocating for Indigenous justice and developing and implementing initiatives to bring healing and restoration in Indigenous communities. This special episode was recorded live on November 8, 2021 at the UBC Peter A. Allard School of Law in Vancouver as Harold spoke to the entire first year class. Harold Johnson passed away three months later on February 9, 2022. His legacy and words live on.
10 Nov 2023
Justice for Myles Gray - People in Mental Health Distress Dying in Police Encounters
Why do police disproportionately kill individuals in mental health distress? Myles Gray was killed by Vancouver police - ruled a homicide in May 2023 by a coroner's inquest jury. His sister Melissa shares her family's ordeal, advocating for justice for Myles and 24/7 non-police mobile crisis response teams. UBC law professor Benjamin Perrin shares the latest research and makes an impassioned call to action. This special episode is recorded from a live event on November 9, 2023, moderated by CTV's Ben Miljure.
24 Oct 2023
Racism & The Criminal Legal System - Prof. Julius Haag
What happens when a racial profiling researcher is himself stopped by police for no reason at all and “carded”? Julius Haag shares about his personal experiences with Toronto police and his research into racism in the criminal justice system: how Black people are simultaneously over-policed and under-protected.
17 Oct 2023
Broken Trust: An Indigenous Person's Encounters with Police - "Angeline"
As a 60s Scoop survivor who survived physical and sexual abuse, "Angeline" was disbelieved and denied protection by the police - a repeated pattern throughout their life. These experiences totally destroyed their trust in the police, which is a sentiment shared by many other Indigenous people.
Narrowly surviving a suicide attempt, multiple overdoses and rampant prison violence, “Duncan” is blessed to be alive. He shares how prison and punishment exacerbated his challenges with substance use, mental health issues, childhood trauma, unemployment and homelessness. And how a friend stepped into his life at just the right moment.
3 Oct 2023
Trauma and The Criminal Justice System - Dr. Gabor Maté
World-renowned trauma expert Dr. Gabor Maté, author of "The Myth of Normal", exposes how our criminal justice system gets it horribly wrong by exacerbating trauma, and what we need to do differently. He shares about his frontline experiences in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and being a witness himself in a criminal trial.
26 Sept 2023
Surviving Intimate Partner Violence - "Skye"
"Skye" escaped years of abuse, only to be mistreated by the criminal justice system. Yet they imagine a better way where people who were harmed - and those who harmed them - get help to break endless cycles of trauma and violence.
19 Sept 2023
Whistleblower: A Corrections Officer Speaks Out
Candid, raw and unfiltered. A federal corrections officer exposes how prisons aren't working for officers or people incarcerated. I also introduce an innovative alternative that's reducing recidivism.
12 Sept 2023
From “Tough on Crime” Politician to Justice Reformer - Michael Bryant
A “tough on crime” politician is locked up and it changes him forever. Michael Bryant exposes how police, prosecutors and courts are wasting time, money, and causing harm - all while there are better ways to keep us safe. Former Attorney General of Ontario, Bryant led the Canadian Civil Liberties Association at the time of this interview.
12 Sept 2023
What is Jail Really Like? - "Nate"
An unparalleled and raw account of life behind bars. “Nate” is left traumatized, homeless, and alone. We hear in vivid detail how prison violence and being confined makes mental health and substance use challenges worse. And how incarceration doesn’t actually reduce crime but increases reoffending.
12 Sept 2023
From Residential School Survivor to Criminal Lawyer - Myrna McCallum
What happens when a criminal lawyer throws out the old playbook and instead follows a trauma-informed approach? Métis-Cree lawyer Myrna McCallum shares how it all changed the moment she understood that trauma impacted everything: from supporting child survivors of sexual abuse, to advocating for Indigenous justice, to persuading lawyers and judges to do things differently.
12 Sept 2023
An Indigenous Woman's Struggle to Survive - "Jessica"
What happens when an Indigenous woman trapped in an abusive and exploitative relationship goes to authorities for help? “Jessica” shares her harrowing and relentless struggle to escape, and all the ways the system failed to protect her and her children. Yet through it all, she survived. She’s an overcomer.
30 Aug 2023
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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.
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