Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
As the federal Conservatives push to stiffen sentences for mentally ill offenders, Ontario is beefing up a forensic psychiatric system under increasing strain – its user population has quadrupled in two decades.
Bill C-54
New rules for mentally ill offenders could backfire, experts warn
Anna Mehler Paperny and Lindsey Addawoo, Global News
The federal government’s new rules for mentally ill offenders, meant to make public safety paramount, could do the opposite, critics charge – endangering public safety by putting sick people back on the street without the treatment they need.
a business of misfits 