Psychiatric Horror in New Brunswick
A report by Marie-France Pelletier, the ombudsman of New Brunswick, reveals a regime of neglect, secrecy, and physical and sexual abuse in the province's psychiatric hospitals.
Almost 950 hours of surveillance footage and thousands of internal records confirm the horrific conditions faced by patients, including being restrained for days, denied food and water, and left in their own filth.
A scene from a medieval dungeon—a criminal locked in solitary confinement, restrained, denied food and water, and left in his own filth.
The 66-page report exposes a psychiatric apparatus steeped in abuse, secrecy, and neglect, where patients are forced to endure inhumane conditions for seeking "help."
Author's summary: New Brunswick psychiatric hospitals face neglect and abuse allegations.