Aboriginal Offenders - Parole Board - Canada
Information from the National Parole Board of Canada about parole board hearings for Aboriginal offenders.

Aboriginal Offenders and the Criminal Code
This article entitled "Aboriginal Offenders and the Criminal Code" by Jonathan Rudin highlights the reasons why there is a specific sentencing provision for Aboriginal offenders in Canada's Criminal Code.

Community Conference 
Information from Calgary Community Conferencing on how everyone affected by a crime committed by a teenager can participate in a process that benefits the victim, the young person, the family of the young person, the police, the school and the community. This site also contains the full text of a sentencing decision by a Calgary Youth Court judge in an armed robbery case.

Conditional Sentence - MacDonald
"The Conditional Sentence Option," by Nova Scotia Associate Chief Justice Michael MacDonald, highlights what a conditional sentence is and when it can be used in Canada.

Crime and Punishment
An article entitled "Crime and Punishment: Can Mediation Produce Restorative Justice for Victims and Offenders? " by Marty Price. 

Early Release - Ross
"Early Release from Jail," by Nova Scotia Provincial Court Judge Peter Ross, is a brief commentary on the release of offenders in Canada from provincial jails or federal penitentiaries before the full expiration of the sentence imposed by the court.

Navajo Justice
This article entitled "Navajo Justice" by The Honorable Robert Yazzie, Chief Justice of the Navajo Nation, describes how the Navajo Nation uses mediation, also referred to as peacemaking, when dealing with some criminal offences.

Ontario Review Board
The Ontario Review Board, established under the Criminal Code of Canada, annually reviews the status of every person who has been found to be not criminally responsible or unfit to stand trial for criminal offences on account of a mental disorder.

Pardon - Canada - Duhaime
Information from the National Parole Board of Canada about the process of obtaining a pardon for a criminal conviction, courtesy of Duhaime's Criminal Law Centre.

Parole Board - Canada 
The National Parole Board of Canada has authority to grant, deny, cancel, terminate or revoke day parole and full parole to adult offenders sentenced to federal correctional institutions. The National Parole Board also makes conditional release decisions for offenders in provinces and territories that do not have their own parole boards. The National Parole Board is also responsible for making decisions to grant, deny and revoke pardons.

Parole Board - Ontario
The Ontario Parole and Earned Release Board has authority to grant a conditional release to adult offenders sentenced to Ontario provincial correctional institutions.

Parole - Canada - Duhaime
General information about parole and the National Parole Board of Canada, courtesy of Duhaime's Criminal Law Centre.

Prison
Information from Canada's Access to Justice Network on prison sentences.

Punishment - What's in it for the Victim
An article by Marty Price, a mediator who works with cases of severe violence, including homicides.

Sentence Calculation - Ontario
Ontario's Ministry of Public Safety and Security provides information about sentences for adult offenders who are sentenced to terms of no more than two years less one day.

Sentencing Circle
A general overview and guidelines of what a sentencing circle is and how it works.

Sentencing Options - Conroy
In "Judges Can Choose From Several Options," Charles Conroy outlines what the sentencing options are in Canada for judges to give to a person who has been found guilty of a criminal offence.

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