Study of the Legal Services Provided to Penitentiary Inmates by Legal Aid Plans and Clinics in Canada

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Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
• 1.  Introduction
  • 1.1 Objectives of the research
  • 1.2 Methodology
  • 1.3 Outline of the report
• 2.  Findings
  • 2.1 Context of the research
  • 2.2 Legal needs of federal inmates
  • 2.3 Legislative requirements for provision of legal aid
  • 2.4 Legal aid policies and approaches
  • 2.5 Coverage
  • 2.6 Obstacles
  • 2.7 Unmet needss
  • 2.8 Meeting needs
  • 2.9 Consequences of unmet needs
• 3.  Conclusions
  • 3.1 Legal needs of federal prisoners
  • 3.2 Legislative requirements for legal services to prisoners
  • 3.3 Policies for provision of legal services to prisoners
  • 3.4 Prisoners denied legal aid
  • 3.5 Current level of legal advice and support to federal inmates
  • 3.6 Obstacles to legal services
  • 3.7 Unmet needs
• Appendix A - Sources Consulted
• Appendix B - Interview Guide
• Appendix C - Legal Aid Plan Coverage by Province