The Law Foundation  approved a grant both in 2012 and 2013 to Priscilla Ferrazzi, Ph D candidate.  Her research article “Improving Criminal Justice for People with Mental Illness in Remote Arctic Communities” explores ways in which the criminal justice system can be better adapted for Nunavut.

LEFT TO RIGHT : BOARD MEMBER SANDRA OMIK, RECIPIENT PRISCILLA FERRAZZ AND BOARD MEMBER CINDY KIEU

Priscilla Ferrazzi is a PhD Candidate at Queen’s University. She is also a long-time Assistant Crown Attorney with a specialty in mental health and extensive experience prosecuting criminal cases in Nunavut and Ontario. A former member of the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General’s province-wide Mental Health Advisory Committee, Priscilla is currently a member-at-large of the Law Society of Nunavut Sub-committee on Access to Justice. She lives in Kingston.

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