BACK TO ARTICLE Why Canada's prisons can't cope with the flood of mentally ill inmates

 

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St. Lawrence Valley Correctional and Treatment Centre

 

A better way to treat mentally ill inmates                         3 of  7

 

(Dave Chan for The Globe and Mail)

In this prison, bars, thick grills and uniformed guards are absent. Floors are carpeted and there is an abundance of natural light and soothing music. Most of the 100 “residents” saunter between their roomy cells and common areas. (Caption by Kirk Makin)

 

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