‘I probably needed to go to prison’: Tahlia Isaac Pt. 1

About this episode

Tahlia Isaac shares her harrowing journey through addiction and the criminal justice system, challenging perceptions of who ends up in prison.

Tahlia Isaac sat in a watch house, facing serious criminal charges, with no phone, no money, and a face beaten by her abusive partner. Her lawyer told her she was going to prison. So she set her life on fire. After using drugs recreationally as a teenager, Tahlia quickly fell into a spiral of addiction, toxic relationships, drug dealing, and serious criminal charges. But that's only half the story. In this episode of I Catch Killers, Tahlia challenges everything you think you know about who ends up in prison and why. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Gary Jubelin

Guest: Tahlia Isaac

Topics covered

• addiction
• criminal justice
• domestic abuse
• prison
• personal transformation

Keywords

• Tahlia Isaac
• addiction
• prison
• domestic violence
• criminal charges
• drug dealing
• personal story

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