Carleton experts are available to discuss issues surrounding the prison death of Ashley Smith on the eighth anniversary of her death, Oct. 19, 2015.
Stuart J. Murray
Canada Research Chair in Rhetoric and Ethics from the Department of English Language and Literature
Office: 613-520-2600 x 2314
Email: stuart_murray@carleton.ca
Murray notes that the death of Ashley Smith is a political issue and the fact that the anniversary coincides with the federal election gives us the chance to call on the government to implement some of the recommended reforms that have been proposed. His concern is that nothing has changed since Ashley’s death and in fact things have gotten worse.
He is also concerned about the state-sanctioned killing of our most vulnerable — the jury in this case ruled Smith’s death a homicide. This case presents issues involving mental illness, health care and prisons.
Rebecca Bromwich
Instructor in the Department of Law and Legal Studies
Email: rebecca.bromwich@carleton.ca
Bromwich is the first ever graduate of the PhD program in the Department of law and Legal Studies.
She is the author of Looking for Ashley: Re-Reading What the Smith Case Reveals About Governance of Girls, Mothers and Families in Canada. Her opinion piece on the anniversary is available at: http://bit.ly/1NgezY5.
Dawn Moore
Associate professor in the Department of Law and Legal Studies and co-editor-in-chief of the Canadian Journal of Law and Society
Phone: 613-520-2600, ext. 3823
Email: dawn.moore@carleton.ca
Moore is available to discuss mental health and the law. Moore has researched and written on prisoners’ rights for the past 15 years. She is working with a team of researchers across the country alongside community organizations to increase transparency within the federal and provincial penal systems.
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Friday, October 16, 2015 in Experts Available
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