Schizophrenic, autistic, oligophrenic - in Russian these are still dirty words, although they only mean people with certain diagnoses. Many of those living with mental illness are our friends, neighbors and colleagues. However, admitting that you have a psychiatric diagnosis is still embarrassing and scary...

The share of acquittals in Russian courts is less than one percent. This is a terrible figure, which means that the fate of the defendant is almost always predetermined even before the trial begins. In this episode of Taboo, we talk to the victim of a rigged case and the judge who was forced to rig the cases.