Ep.87 Prisoners, Criminal Justice, and Mental Health ft. Maitreyi Misra

Maitreyi Misra, our guest for this episode of THE SOS SHOW, heads the work on Mental Health and Criminal Justice at Project 39A, a criminal justice research and litigation centre at the National Law University Delhi.Some important points:1) Mental illnesses among the death row prisoners and why should we pay attention to the lives of those who receive the harshest punishments.2) Defining Death row prisoners.3) Demarcating their demographics, age groups, gender, caste, offences.4) Psychiatric illnesses they suffer from, before the crime vs after being in the prison for long.5) Viewing their life through a psycho social lens. 6) Intellectual disability & death penalty7) What can law and we as people do to address the loopholes HELPLINES FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION:I CALL-9152987820M MIND POWER-1800-120-820050MINISTRY OF HEALTH-08046110007NATIONAL HELPLINE: 1075 You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at [email protected]. If you like this show, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts, so other people can find us. You can also find us on https://www.eplog.media DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on all the shows produced and distributed by Ep.Log Media are personal to the host and the guest of the shows respectively and with no intention to harm the sentiments of any individual/organization.The said content is not obscene or blasphemous or defamatory of any event and/or person deceased or alive or in contempt of court or breach of contract or breach of privilege, or in violation of any provisions of the statute, nor hurt the sentiments of any religious groups/ person/government/non-government authorities and/or breach or be against any declared public policy of any nation or state.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.