Podcast: Billy McCarthy of We Are Augustines talks about Solitary Confinement and Mental Illness
Billy McCarthy is the singer and songwriter for the band . Many of the songs on the band鈥檚 critically acclaimed album Rise Ye Sunken Ships were inspired by McCarthy鈥檚 brother James, who suffered from mental illness and took his own life after spending five years in solitary confinement in a California prison.
In this new podcast, McCarthy talks about what it鈥檚 like to have a family member confined to solitary and the tragic outcome.
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