French psychiatrist condemned for society’s deficiency

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Dr. Badre is a supervising psychiatric contractor at the San Diego Central Jail. He also holds teaching positions at the University of California, San Diego, and the University of San Diego. He teaches on medical education, psychopharmacology, ethics in psychiatry, and correctional care. He mentors several residents on projects, including reduction in the use of solitary confinement of patients with mental illness, reduction in the use of involuntary treatment of the mentally ill, and examination of the mentally ill offender.