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Probono Inmate Appeal Program

Formerly known as the Ontario Inmate Appeal Duty Counsel Program, the Probono Inmate Appeal Program helps self-represented inmates to appeal their conviction or sentence to the Court of Appeal for Ontario.

Supporting loved ones: A guide to navigating the criminal court and correctional system in Ontario

The John Howard Society of Ontario has produced this resource for family and friends of people who have been arrested, incarcerated, or recently released. The guide includes:

answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs)
information about visiting a person who is incarcerated in Ontario
community resources

Booklets for People in Federal Prisons

These booklets, produced by Prisoners’ Legal Services in British Columbia, provide information to people in federal institutions on prisoners’ rights and other relevant topics, including:

Conditional release, Correcting your CSC file, Section 810 recognizances
Family: Child support, Family: Divorce
Grievances, Human rights complaints, Disciplinary process
Indigenous spiritual accommodation, Indigenous legal rights
Hepatitis C,

Enabling Justice: Printable Toolkit for Prisoners

This printable plain-language toolkit is intended for people who are incarcerated, with additional content for racialized and/or disabled prisoners. It has information on the legal process, legal options, as well as resources for prisoners and their support systems.

PASAN Cell Count quarterly newsletter

This quarterly newsletter produced by PASAN, an HIV/ AIDS organization supporting prisoners and ex-prisoners, covers various topics of interest to people in federal or provincial institutions across Canada. People in prison or their families can order free copies of the newsletter to be delivered to them directly, or current and past issues can be read online.

The Sentencing & Parole Project

The Sentencing & Parole Project is a not-for-profit organization that creates enhanced pre-sentence reports (EPSRs) for Black people marginalized by poverty and racial inequality. The reports give judges and parole boards the information they need to make informed sentencing and release decisions. They include recommendations for culturally appropriate programs to assist with rehabilitation.

Women’s Prison Network quarterly newsletter

This quarterly newsletter produced by the Women’s Prison Network is available for downloading and printing online. It addresses issues relevant to women in prison.

CLEO Steps to Justice: police complaints

This Steps to Justice webpage produced by CLEO links to questions and answers about police complaints, as well as links to supplementary and referral information. The information is also available in French on CLEO’s Justice pas-à-pas website.

Inmate Information Guide for Adult Correctional Facilities

This guide produced by the Ministry of the Solicitor General outlines the policies that apply to people in jail in Ontario. It is a guide that is meant to be provided to people upon entering jail.

Inmate Telephone Communication Policy

This webpage outlines the policy on use of telephones in provincial institutions in Ontario.