CinemaOSMovie · 2010 · 0h 42m

Ashley Smith : Out of Control

Documentary

Ashley Smith was a troubled 19-year-old when she choked herself to death at Ontario's Grand Valley Institution for Women. Her death made national headlines and led to a scathing report by Canada’s federal prison ombudsman. Incarceration for Ashley began at a youth detention centre in New Brunswick. Her crime: she had tossed crabapples at a mailman. Her one-month sentence stretched to almost four years, served in five provinces. With the prison videotapes and exclusive access to Smith’s parents, along with a fellow inmate, this documentary exposes a system that fails the many Ashley Smiths still incarcerated in Canadian institutions.

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 42m
Language
EN
Released
January 8, 2010
Studios
CBC

Featuring

Cast & crew

4 credited
Starring

Ashley Smith

Hana Gartner

Coralee Cusack-Smith

Herbert Gorber

Creative team
Produced by
Marie Caloz

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