Legally Bound: Addressing the Civil Legal Needs of Justice-Involved Ontarians reveals how unaddressed housing, employment, and other civil legal issues negatively impact the lives of justice-involved Ontarians. The findings support the development of an innovative, first-of-its kind civil legal training and education program targeting frontline staff who serve justice-involved individuals in Ontario, to break down the barriers to accessing civil justice and stop the costly cycle of collateral justice consequences.

Reasonable Bail? highlights how current bail practices challenge both the legally enshrined presumptions of innocence and reasonable bail. JHS Ontario Researchers analyzed bail conditions assigned to a sample of Ontarians released on bail, which revealed troubling patterns of overuse of bail conditions. The report provides a number of recommendations on how to improve bail processes in Ontario, both in terms of efficiency and respect for due process rights.