Prison became second home for psychiatrist

Dawn Trent

Canadian Medical Association Journal 1996; 154: 1089-1091

Dawn Trent is a freelance writer living in Lanark, Ont.

In brief

Retired prison psychiatrist George Scott recalls his career working in Canada's penal system, including his peacemaking role in a hostage-taking incident and his work with Steven Truscott. Life "inside" is dangerous for guards, inmates, staff and psychiatrists, he says, but he never regretted his decision to devote his career to studying criminal behaviour.

| CMAJ April 1, 1996 (vol 154, no 7) |