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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.

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.

Parole – The Next Step of the Journey: Information for family, friends, support workers, and those in prison

This resource produced by the Canadian Families and Corrections Network provides information for families, friends, and support workers who support people leaving federal prison.
NOTE: Although it mostly focuses on the federal parole process, they provide some useful referral information which could be given to people leaving jail in Ontario as well.