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HIV and the Criminal Law in Canada

This resource was created by the HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario (HALCO), HIV Legal Network, African Caribbean Council on HIV/ AIDS in Ontario (ACCHO), Africans in Partnership Against AIDS (APAA), and Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention (Black CAP). It provides important information about HIV and the law in Canada, with a particular focus on African,

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.

CLEO Steps to Justice: Can I get house arrest instead of going to jail?

This Steps to Justice question and answer set produced by CLEO provides information about when the sentence of house arrest is available. The information is also available in French on CLEO’s Justice pas-à-pas website.

CLEO Steps to Justice – guilty pleas and sentencing

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

Indigenous rights: Bail

This resource from CLEO explains Gladue factors that courts must consider when deciding whether to give bail to an Indigenous person.

Indigenous Rights: Sentencing

This resource from CLEO explains Gladue factors that courts must consider when sentencing an Indigenous person.