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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,

Steps to Justice Information on Family Law

CLEO’s Steps to Justice website has answers to frequently asked questions about family law, as well as resources and information about legal supports.

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,

Time’s Up: A reintegration toolkit for families

This resource, produced by the Canadian Families and Correction Network, provides tips to family members of people who are leaving federal institutions to help them reintegrate their loved one within their community. Topics covered include:

marital issues
employment issues
Although this resource was produced in the federal context, much of the information seems relevant to families of people leaving provincial incarceration as well.