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Booklet for Youth in Custody

Prisoners’ Legal Services
Booklet explaining your rights and the programs available to you as a youth in provincial custody.
Last reviewed August 2024
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Booklets for People in Federal Prisons

Prisoners’ Legal Services
Various booklets explain your rights and the programs available to you as a person in federal custody.
Last reviewed August 2024
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Booklets for People in Provincial Prisons

Prisoners’ Legal Services
Various booklets explain your rights and the programs available to you as a person in provincial custody.
Last reviewed August 2024
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Booklets for Indigenous Prisoners

Prisoners’ Legal Services
Various booklets that explains your rights and the programs available to you as an Indigenous person in federal or provincial custody.
Last reviewed August 2024
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Know Your Rights: A Toolkit for 2SLGBTQIA+ Folks in Navigating Youth, Healthcare and Criminal Justice Issues

Kamloops Pride
This online toolkit is a compilation of questions and answers around issues affecting 2SLGBTQIA+ folks. The content is divided into sections on criminal justice, health care, youth health care, and youth. The appendixes include definitions, resources, human right complaints, BC Corrections, and forms.
Last reviewed August 2024
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Privacy & Reputation

People’s Law School
The page links to topics related to protecting your privacy and reputation. It includes guides on understanding your privacy rights, dealing with defamation, managing personal information, and navigating issues like online harassment.
Last reviewed July 2024
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Taking Charge of Your Cellphone Privacy Rights

People’s Law School
Learn how to take charge of your cellphone privacy rights, and what provincial and federal laws protect your privacy.
Last reviewed July 2024
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Background Checks and Your Personal Information

People’s Law School
Learn about BC’s privacy laws and the protection of your personal information.
Last reviewed July 2024
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Mental Health and Discrimination

People’s Law School
The law helps protect anyone with a mental disability from discrimination. Learn what amounts to discrimination based on a mental disability, and the steps to take if you’re discriminated against.
Last reviewed July 2024
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Discrimination in Accessing Health Care

People’s Law School
The law protects you from discrimination when you access health care services. Learn to identify discrimination, and steps to take if you’re discriminated against.
Last reviewed July 2024