The Fifth Estate

Wronged (Ashley Smith) (45x9)

: 27, 2019

Did Ashley Smith’s death end solitary confinement? The tragic death of inmate Ashley Smith in 2007 was supposed to change everything for mentally ill patients in prison. Canadians were horrified to see the video of her suicide with prison guards looking on that The Fifth Estate fought to make public. The inquest into her death called for 104 recommendations including eliminating solitary confinement. We investigate the case of Joey Toutsaint, an inmate with serious mental illness who, by his own count, has spent nearly six years (2580 days) in isolation in prison.