the fifth estate S36E07 12 Nov 2010 PDTV XviD-Ekolb

Behind the Wall
Friday November 12 at 9 pm on CBC-TV

Synopsis
With guards watching and a video camera rolling, Ashley Smith slowly choked herself to death in a federal prison on Oct. 19, 2007. How could this tragic turn of events have happened? And what does it tell us about the way mentally ill inmates are treated in a prison system that was once the envy of the world? With the inquest into Ashley SmithΓΓé¼Γäós death set to begin, the fifth estate has obtained critical videotape footage that shows SmithΓΓé¼Γäós time in prison and brings unique insight into the full extent of this tragedy.

Convicted at only 15 years of age, Ashley SmithΓΓé¼Γäós original 30-day sentence stretched to four years and included 17 separate transfers by Corrections Canada within a year. In the most in-depth examination of her tragic story yet, the fifth estate also examines the little-known 114 days she spent in early 2007 at the Regional Psychiatric Centre (RPC) in Saskatoon. The only psychiatric hospital in the country with a therapeutic healing program designed for women offenders, RPC had Smith locked in segregation after clashing with guards and staff. Shocking revelations come from former nurses, one social worker and a former warden, all of whom stepped forward to share their stories for the first time.

One tip received by the fifth estate led the team to another seriously at-risk RPC inmate whose story is also told as part of the broadcast.

Hana Gartner takes a look at the troubled life that Ashley Smith led behind bars and the sad circumstances surrounding her death.

File Information
Format : AVI
Length : 353 MiB for 45mn 0s 290ms
Source : CBC HD
Codec : XviD

Video #0 : MPEG-4 Visual at 953 Kbps
Aspect : 608 x 336 (1.810) at 29.969 fps

Audio #0 : MPEG Audio at 128 Kbps
Infos : 2 channels, 48.0 KHz

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