prisons & crime

Madness Radio 2008-04-10: Forced Drugging and Treatment with Journalist Phillip Dawdy

Submitted by admin on Sun, 04/06/2008 - 17:15.

Award-winning journalist Philip Dawdy, formerly a writer with the Seattle Weekly newspaper, discusses how forced psychiatric treatment and drugging are ineffective responses to violent crime and the so-called "dangerous mentally ill." Philip is the writer of the excellent blog about Big Pharma profiteering and mental health policy www.FuriousSeasons.com.

Madness Radio 2007-12-26: Sexual Abuse: Searching for Angela Shelton

Submitted by admin on Mon, 12/24/2007 - 16:05.

Angela Shelton is an award-winning Hollywood actress and filmmaker, who traveled across the US meeting other women named Angela Shelton and discovering how widespread sexual abuse is in our society. She discusses her film Searching for Angela Shelton and her work helping people heal from trauma. www.angelashelton.com

Madness Radio 2007-11-28: Portland Police Training w/ Julie Diamond

Submitted by admin on Mon, 11/26/2007 - 20:28.

After James Chasse, a man with a schizophrenia diagnosis, was killed by Portland police in 2006, reforms included improved police training. Julie Diamond discusses efforts to help teach police better de-escalation and conflict resolution techniques as an alternative to force and violence. Check out www.mentalhealthportland.org, www.juliediamond.net, and another audio interview with Julie at http://www.katejobe.com/podcast.html.

SHARC Position Paper on Mandated Treatment and Harm Reduction

Submitted by admin on Sun, 11/25/2007 - 21:27.
A statement written for the Statwide Harm Reduction Coalition on why mandated treatment is not consistent with Harm Reduction philosophy, developed by Caty Simon and Will Hall.

Madness Radio 2007-08-29: Medical Cannabis w/ Dr.Mitch Earleywine

Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 13:11.
Madness Radio 2007-08-29: Medical Cannabis w/ Dr.Mitch Earleywine

FC Joins SHaRC to Oppose Prison Mental Health Units

Submitted by admin on Thu, 05/10/2007 - 17:35.

Freedom Center is a member of SHaRC, the Statewide Harm Reduction Coalition, and we join in opposing the proposed creation of new mental health treatment units in MA prisons. Read the testimony before the legislature that SHaRC recently presented.

Virgina Tech Tragedy Info + Resources

Submitted by admin on Wed, 05/02/2007 - 06:51.

Info on the Virgina Tech mass killing and implications for mental health policy can be found on the Mindfreedom website Info Center page.

Madness Radio 2007-03-14: Restorative Justice

Submitted by admin on Mon, 03/12/2007 - 20:52.

Danielle, who works with a New York City policy NGO and is part of the activist Rockdove Collective, discusses the international Restorative Justice movement, creating effective mediation and community dialog as alternatives to the punitive prison-industrial complex criminal justice system. Danielle specifically focuses on using Restorative Justice for violent and serious crimes.

MadnessRadio-2007-03-14RestorativeJustice.mp3

Madness Radio-2007-02-07 : Police Violence Jim Chasse Portland Oregon

Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/07/2007 - 11:32.

Portland Oregon police were exhonerated after they beat and killed without provocation or cause Jim Chasse, a man labeled with schizophrenia. www.mentalhealthportland.org/

Madness Radio 2006-10-11 : Robert Whitaker Violence and Madness

Submitted by admin on Wed, 10/11/2006 - 11:31.
Madness Radio 2006-10-11 : Robert Whitaker Violence and Madness