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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.

Going to Criminal Court

The website of the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General has information about the criminal court process and what to do if someone is the accused, witness or surety in a criminal case. This includes information on:

If you are charged with a criminal offence
Young people
If you do not have a lawyer
If you are a witness
If you are a surety
Criminal appeals
If you need an interpreter

How to apply for criminal conviction review

This resource produced by the Department of Justice explains the process to ask for a criminal conviction review if someone has been convicted of an offence under the Criminal Code or the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. This is only available to people who have exhausted all of their appeal options.

Innocence Canada: Path to Legal Exoneration

This website and flowchart produced by Innocence Canada outline steps in the appeal process to try to seek to overturn a criminal conviction.

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.