Prison isolation units detrimental to the mental health of young Indigenous offenders: report
Young Indigenous prisoners placed in isolation units in prison are more likely to have mental health issues.
Kierstin Williams
Kierstin is a proud Two-Spirit Anishinaabekwe from Garden River First Nation and Batchewana First Nation. She studied Political Science and Gender Studies at Western University. Prior to joining the APTN Ottawa bureau, she was a Newsroom Fellow with Ricochet Media and the Indigenous summer student reporter with Simcoe.com.
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