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Duty to ReportEpisode 14 - 'Officers No Longer Silent' - 5 Current and Former Officers Speak out together - Part 3This is Part 3 of the Panel Interview I hosted and produced.
It's a one of a kind 3 PART panel interview comprised of 5 current and former Correctional Officers, one of which was a former Sergeant, who wanted to publicly come forward together, and speak to the public about the injustices, discrimination, blatant racism, and reprisals they have faced in the Ontario Correctional system. They provide their personal experiences and anecdotes on the state of this sector of the justice system, speak to the challenges of working in a toxic work culture, the challenges of reporting workplace abuses in C...2021-12-2750 minDuty to ReportEpisode 13 - 'Officers No Longer Silent' - 5 Current and Former Officers Speak out together - Part 2This is Part 2 of a Panel Interview I hosted and produced. It is a one of a kind 3 PART panel interview comprised of 5 current and former Correctional Officers, one of which was a former Sergeant, who wanted to publicly come forward together, and speak to the public about the injustices, discrimination, blatant racism, and reprisals they have faced in the Ontario Correctional system. They provide their personal experiences and anecdotes on the state of this sector of the justice system, speak to the challenges of working in a toxic work culture, the challenges of reporting workplace abuses in Corrections...2021-12-2733 minDuty to ReportEpisode 12 - 'Officers No Longer Silent' - 5 Current and Former Officers Speak out together - Part 1I hosted and produced a one of a kind 3 PART panel interview comprised of 5 current and former Correctional Officers, one of which was a former Sergeant, who wanted to publicly come forward together, and speak to the public about the injustices, discrimination, blatant racism, and reprisals they have faced in the Ontario Correctional system. They provide their personal experiences and anecdotes on the state of this sector of the justice system, speak to the challenges of working in a toxic work culture, the challenges of reporting workplace abuses in Corrections, and how all of their pain and suffering effects...2021-12-2711 minDuty to ReportEpisode 11 - Gay former Correctional Officer recounts his 30 year battle with the Government for his own Human Rights PT 2(For the full interview you can find it on my YouTube channel Duty to Report Podcast)
Link Provided Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPOT5n1VUJU&t=3387s
In today’s Episode, I interview Bob Ranger for the second time giving him an opportunity to educate us about various components of his case, and speak to me candidly about what's kept him so resilient after 30 years of fighting for his Human Rights, what this case has meant to him, what he hopes for Correctional staff in the future, advice he has for others, and...2021-12-211h 35Duty to ReportEpisode 10 - Gay former Correctional Officer recounts his 30 year battle with the Government for his own Human Rights(For the full interview you can find it on my YouTube channel Duty to Report Podcast)
Link Provided Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRPPQdrfrzs
In today’s Episode, I interview Bob Ranger, a pioneer and champion in fighting for Human Rights in Corrections.
So who is Bob Ranger?
Bob Ranger is still a current Government of Ontario employee. Bob Ranger is a gay man, who was a Correctional Officer for our Provincial Jail system, through Ontario Corrections.
Bob worked out of the OCDC – Ottawa Centre Jail. When his coll...2021-12-192h 02Duty to ReportEpisode 9 - From Prisoner to Popcorn - Former offender turned entrepreneur speaks out - Emily O'Brien(For the full interview you can find it on my YouTube channel Duty to Report Podcast
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In this episode I interview Emily O'Brien, a young woman who was a former Provincial and Federal jail offender.
Emily had attempted to smuggle drugs across the border, and was caught. She served her time, paid her dues, though a four year sentence. During her time in custody, Emily decided she had to change things around, and took ownership of her life and situation.
Emily decided to begin her own bus...2021-12-1944 minDuty to ReportEpisode 8 - Interviewing a Corrections Whistleblower (Iosko Assenov) on the Code of Silence (Unascertained Podcast Teaser)This is a very brief portion of Yusuf’s Unascertained Podcast that includes portions of an interview with me.
In this 3 minute teaser you will get a quick glimpse of TVO’s Unascertained Podcast, Episode 5, Called the Code of Silence. This Podcast was Produced by Yusuf Zine, and Kevin Young at Innerspeak.
In the brief portion you’re about to hear, Yusuf Interviews me to get my perspective about the Corrections Subculture in Ontario, the killing of Soleiman FAQIRI, and how the ‘code of silence’ allows abuse, corruption, racism, human rights violations, even death to go unaccoun...2021-12-0704 minDuty to ReportEpisode7 - Murder and Mental Health 'Unascertained' Producer Yusuf Zine Speaks Out - Part 2In this final Part of our in-depth interview together, Yusuf Zine shares the things that shocked him about Corrections, the sub-culture, the challenges he endured as he put his investigative work together to produce the 'Unascertained' Podcast. We discuss the impact of mental health offenders in custody, the current state of Corrections from our individual perspectives, and dive deep into the killing of Soleiman Faqiri, at the Lindsay Jail, originally seen as an 'unascertained' death, now that ruling is being overturned by Ontario's Chief Pathologist.
Yusuf, as a member of the public new to the world of C...2021-12-071h 35Duty to ReportEpisode 6 - Murder and Mental Health 'Unascertained' Producer Yusuf Zine - Part 1In this episode, I interview Yusuf Zine, a passionate and creative Director and Producer of TVO's Unascertained.
Yusuf is an award winning Director, who's work has been screened around the world and has been featured in major international news outlets such as The Guardian, Al-Jazeera, CBC and more.
Yusuf speaks to me about his Podcast, 'Unascertained', an 8 part TVO podcast that dives into the troubling story of Soleiman Faqiri, a 30 year old man diagnosed with schizophrenia whose tragic 2016 death at the Ontario Correctional Facility known as the Lindsay Jail had been deemed 'unascertained' or unknown d...2021-12-0733 minDuty to ReportEpisode 5 - Black Correctional Officer Speaks on Racism and Trauma in Ontario Jails - Part 2Part two is a deeper continuation of the toxicity that Carmen experienced and what she feels continues to exist in this sub-culture today.
In this episode, Carmen speaks about her specific examples of overt racism in the workplace and the use of the n-word against her by her male colleague, as well as how the investigation was handled. She shares her experiences of hearing offenders and her colleagues being called derogatory terms by staff, and the fact that there are larger systemic issues at play. She sheds light on health and safety issues that resulted in her g...2021-11-291h 23Duty to ReportEpisode 4 - Black Correctional Officer Speaks on Racism and Trauma in Ontario Jails - Part 1In this episode, we hear from Carmen, a current Ontario Correctional Officer and veteran of 36 years and an anti-racism and mental health awareness advocate.
Carmen, speaks her truth as she opens up about the difficulties of being both black and a woman in Corrections. She talks about her inspiration for getting into Law Enforcement and the challenges she has faced along the way. Carmen shares her experiences of racism and racial slurs, sexual harassment, and gender discrimination in her workplace. She provides incredible account of the difficulties of being a Black woman entering an a predominantly white, male-driven, 'old boys clu...2021-10-1950 min
Duty to ReportEpisode 3 - Corrections Sergeant comes forward about trauma, discrimination, and reprisals (Elina Feyginberg - PT 2)In this episode, Former Government of Ontario Corrections Manager Elina Feyginberg begins to open candidly about what she has seen and experienced first hand behind closed doors. She talks about staff on staff bullying and reprisals from management if you even dare to speak out as well as other human rights violations that do exist in this field of wok. She speaks to the failed process of reporting and investigating serious human rights complaints, and how they are easily ignored. Elina opens up with me about the difficulties of reporting any of the issues we are discussing in this...2021-10-051h 00Duty to ReportEpisode 2 - Corrections Sergeant comes forward about trauma, discrimination, and reprisals (Elina Feyginberg - PT 1)This episode features the first female Captain ever at the Don Jail in Toronto, Elina Feyginberg, who worked for Ontario Corrections as both a Correctional Officer and a Sergeant/Captain for 10 years. She has been speaking out and advocating for change against gender discrimination and inequality, bullying and harassment, corruption, and has been passionate about mental health and trauma that goes on in Corrections. Elina is also a Blue Line Forums writer and has published incredible articles and is well-versed in trauma as she holds a master's degree on trauma and addictions.
In this episode, Elina and I...2021-10-0243 minDuty to ReportEpisode 1 - Racism, Discrimination, and Corruption (Iosko Assenov - Part 1)This podcast goes over my background, why I wanted to go into Law Enforcement, as well as Corrections in particular, and what my intentions were going into this career. You will hear me speak about my personal experiences of being a visible minority Correctional Officer trainee attending Corrections Training, and the failures of the Provincial Correctional system in adequately preparing staff members for their role. I talk about what Correctional Officers duties are, the challenges you deal with in your first few weeks, things you see, and how you are tested by the offenders. I then begin to detail...2021-09-2944 min
Duty to ReportIntroducing Duty to Report (Trailer)Duty To Report will dive into the heart of racism, corruption, law enforcement, and trauma as we hear about these issues from those working on the front lines of Corrections and other Law Enforcement roles.
My name is Iosko Assenov. I am a former Correctional Officer, who worked in maximum-security facilities in Corrections, and has since become a Human Rights and Anti-Racism advocate. I am the creator and producer of Duty To Report.
As an Officer, I was both subjected to and witnessed unbelievable acts of racism, harassment, and corruption perpetuated by my very own...2021-09-1403 min
UnascertainedThe Code of SilencePart V: There are no witness statements from any correctional officers involved in Soleiman's case that have been made public. And that comes as no surprise to former correctional officer Iosko Assenov. Since leaving his profession as a guard, he has become a whistleblower speaking out against racism, harassment and 'the code of silence' in Ontario's prisons. Yusuf Zine walks through Soleiman's death with Iosko to try to make sense of what we know so far. News clips courtesy CBC News, The Evan Solomon Show and Global News Donate to TVO: http://tvo.org/give2021-04-2840 min