Police & Prisons |
Police
If you have any contact with the police, as either a complainant or an accused person, you have rights. Teenage girls are inappropriately criminalized in response to poverty, addictions, mental health and victimization by violence. Indigenous and racialized teen girls are at higher likelihood of being profiled or criminalized.
JFG has years of experience advocating on behalf of teenage girls in relation to criminalization and failed police responses to violence. Our advocates can support you with the following:
Prisons
If you are put in any place of incarceration (city cell; court cell; youth prison) you have rights. You should only be put in a place of detention as a last resort. If you are, you are entitled to basic necessities (temperature appropriate clothing, bedding, medical treatment, nutritious food) and must not be subjected to any form of degrading treatment or excessive use of force. You are entitled to contact a lawyer without any delays.
If you need help because you think your rights are being - or were - violated while in a place of detention, please contact us and we can help you understand your options and take action.
JFG accepts collect calls and calls from youth detention centres. We can help you with:
If you have any contact with the police, as either a complainant or an accused person, you have rights. Teenage girls are inappropriately criminalized in response to poverty, addictions, mental health and victimization by violence. Indigenous and racialized teen girls are at higher likelihood of being profiled or criminalized.
JFG has years of experience advocating on behalf of teenage girls in relation to criminalization and failed police responses to violence. Our advocates can support you with the following:
- Legal advice and information about your rights with police
- Advocacy with police to assist with administrative matters (obtaining your police records; obtaining lost or seized items, etc..)
- Advocacy in response to city cell (holding cell) conditions of confinement or treatment
- Responding to racist or discriminatory policing - including support for Indigenous land defenders and activists
- Police Complaints
- Human rights complaints
- Assistance applying for legal aid
Prisons
If you are put in any place of incarceration (city cell; court cell; youth prison) you have rights. You should only be put in a place of detention as a last resort. If you are, you are entitled to basic necessities (temperature appropriate clothing, bedding, medical treatment, nutritious food) and must not be subjected to any form of degrading treatment or excessive use of force. You are entitled to contact a lawyer without any delays.
If you need help because you think your rights are being - or were - violated while in a place of detention, please contact us and we can help you understand your options and take action.
JFG accepts collect calls and calls from youth detention centres. We can help you with:
- Advocacy in response to immediate rights violations (solitary confinement; excessive use of force; lack of access to basic necessities or medial care; strip searches or sexual violence)
- Administrative complaints
- Human Rights complaints
