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CLEO Steps to Justice: Criminal court

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

CLEO Steps to Justice: getting legal help in criminal law

This Steps to Justice webpage produced by CLEO links to multiple questions and answers about how to get help with criminal law issues, as well as links to supplementary and referral information. The information is also available in French on CLEO’s Justice pas-à-pas website.

CLEO Steps to Justice: Going to criminal court

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

CLEO Steps to Justice: Indigenous rights and criminal law

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

CLEO Steps to Justice: What happens to my Ontario Works assistance if I’m in custody?

This Steps to Justice question and answer set produced by CLEO provides information about what happens to someone’s Ontario Works entitlement if they are in custody, as well as links to supplementary and referral information. The information is also available in French on CLEO’s Justice pas-à-pas website.

CLEO Steps to Justice: What’s included in a police record check?

This Steps to Justice question and answer set produced by CLEO provides information about what is included in a police record check, and when one can be asked for. The information is also available in French on CLEO’s Justice pas-à-pas website.

CLEO Steps to Justice: Will peace bonds appear on my criminal record or police record?

This Steps to Justice question and answer set produced by CLEO provides information about whether peace bonds appear on a criminal or police record, and when one can be asked for. The information is also available in French on CLEO’s Justice pas-à-pas website.

CLEO Steps to Justice: youth criminal justice

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

Flatten inequality: Human rights in the age of COVID-19

This resource produced by the Canadian HIV/ AIDS Network compares information about the comparison between the effect of SARS and COVID-19 in prisons and jails. It also addresses appropriate human rights standards to be applied to prisons and jails, as well as the universal human rights standards regarding shelter and health care.

How to support your loved one at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre

This resource, produced by MOMs (Mothers Offering Mutual Support), provides practical tips for people who wish to visit their loved one at the OCDC and about supports they can provide for their loved ones.