Wrongfully Convicted Mothers with Kelly Lauzon

• Day: Monday
• Date: April 14, 2025
• Time: 1:00pm-3:00pm
• Location: In Person @ Carleton University
• Price: $50 +HST

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Overview

While the field of wrongful convictions has benefited from an increased interest in examining the factors that contribute to wrongful convictions, the voices of wrongfully convicted individuals are significantly missing from these studies. More notably, the voice of wrongfully convicted mothers is especially absent. These are harrowing experiences where the legal system shaped their identities as mothers to produce a wrongful conviction. By looking their cases, we can appreciate the manifold consequences of a wrongful conviction.

About the Lecturer

The idea of the justice system turning on the very people it is intended to protect is terrifying, yet all too often this is a reality. After hearing about one case of wrongful conviction in my undergraduate studies, my passion was ignited, and I was set on a path to examine this issue more closely. Today, I am a PhD candidate and contract instructor in the department of Law and Legal Studies at Carleton University. I am also the co-host and co-creator of the podcast Real Life Wrongs.

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