Erin Patterson: Lock Her Up and Throw Away the Key?

2025-10-17

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Although Erin Patterson’s actions against her family were monstrous, her treatment in custody raises hard questions about the ethics of punishment. Solitary confinement doesn’t deliver justice — it destroys people. In this episode of The Mushroom Murder Trial Podcast, we unpack the hidden reality of isolation inside Australian prisons and examine why decency must still have a place, even when dealing with the infamous like Erin Patterson.Ms Patterson has been in isolation in Victoria for more th...

Although Erin Patterson’s actions against her family were monstrous, her treatment in custody raises hard questions about the ethics of punishment.

Solitary confinement doesn’t deliver justice — it destroys people.

In this episode of The Mushroom Murder Trial Podcast, we unpack the hidden reality of isolation inside Australian prisons and examine why decency must still have a place, even when dealing with the infamous like Erin Patterson.

Ms Patterson has been in isolation in Victoria for more than 400 days since she was arrested.

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