Everything You Wanted to Know About Parole and Correctional Law But Were Afraid to Ask

With Parole and Correctional Lawyer Simon Borys – JULY 22, 2021 5:30 – 7:30 pm FREE to LAMDA & CLA

Simon Borys is a former police officer turned Correctional Lawyer. He regularly appears before the Parole Board of Canada, the Ontario Parole Board, the Federal Court, and the Divisional Court. He has extensive experience representing clients at all jails and prisons in Ontario in parole matters, habeas corpus applications, disciplinary court, grievances, and judicial review.

Simon is a Board Member of the Canadian Prison Law Association and Chair of the Association’s Advocacy Committee. He represents the Canadian Prison Law Association at the Supreme Court on its interventions in correctional law cases.

Facilitated by Ankita Puri, Student At Law, Anita Szigeti, Advocates

We will talk about:

-parole eligibility (provincial and federal) and types of parole (day, full, day parole-other, provincial)

-temporary absences (provincial and federal)–types and criteria

-provincial vs. federal sentences in a COVID era

-what criminal lawyers can do to help prepare a case for parole

-managing your criminal client’s parole expectations

-habeas corpus situations

-inmate grievances (federal)

-parole appeals

-judicial review

TO REGISTER: WRITE LAMDA.EXEC@gmail.com to get Zoom Instructions

Must be CLA or LAMDA member to join