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Know Your Rights: Indigenous Communities and HIV and HCV in Federal Prisons

This resource produced by the Canadian HIV/ AIDS Legal Network provides information about HIV and HCV in jail or prison from the Indigenous perspective. Issues covered include:

privacy regarding health condition or diagnosis
access to traditional medicines
access to medication after leaving jail or prison
access to harm reduction strategies and treatments

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: Diversion

This resource from CLEO explains what Indigenous diversion is and when it may be available.

Indigenous Rights: Sentencing

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

Gladue court resources – video

This webpage produced by Aboriginal Legal Services links to a video on Gladue sentencing principles for Indigenous people who have been convicted of an offence.
**Note that Aboriginal Legal Services also offers help with preparing Gladue reports across Ontario, including in Ottawa: for more information, visit their website: www.aboriginallegal.ca/gladue.html

A new time: A toolkit for families of women offenders

This resource produced by the Canadian Families and Corrections Network, provides information for families of women who are being released from federal prison. Topics covered include:

mothering and the best interests of the children
reintegration of Indigenous offenders into Indigenous communities

Although this resource was created for people being released from federal institutions,