Institutional Services – Pre-release Planning

This program assists adult males and their families in both Maplehurst and Milton (sentenced and remand) and in the Ontario Correctional Institute (OCI) in Brampton (sentenced) to prepare for successful reintegration and release to their home community. Working within the institutions, JHSPHD also ensures humane and lawful treatment of prisoners in keeping with Canadian and International standards prescribed by the UN Conventions. Referrals are made and information is provided to best support an individual’s release plan. A staff person attends on a weekly basis at Maplehurst and OCI to meet directly with inmates based on their written requests for an interview. Services to inmates from any institution are available Monday through Friday by telephone or regular mail. Collect calls are accepted. All participation is voluntary.

Accused persons on remand and awaiting a bail hearing or a bail review, who are housed in Maplehurst, may put in a request to be interviewed as a candidate for Bail Supervision.
A staff person visits Maplehurst weekly to interview those who have submitted these requests. Inmates are also able to make inquiries regarding eligibility, by telephone, any day of the week. If they meet criteria, they are able to begin the application process.
Funding for the pre-release program is provided by the Peel United Way, as part of the base funding for the Society and has been in place since about 1980. Funding for the bail verification and supervision programs is provided through the Ministry of the Attorney General.

John Howard Society of Peel-Halton-Dufferin: Main Office
44 Queen Street E.
Brampton, ON
L6V 1A2