Housing and debt
Mortgages
What do I do if I have a mortgage?
If your mortgage payments won’t be covered while you are in prison, you’ll need to talk to your bank, your lawyer and your whānau to make a plan for the property.
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Prisoner's rights
Chapters in this topic
- Housing and debt
- Before prison: The criminal court process
- Family matters
- Starting your sentence
- Working, studying and other activities on the inside
- Visits, phone calls and mail: Communicating with people outside prison
- Health and disability
- Discipline and punishments inside prison
- Making complaints about your treatment
- Transfers
- Release from prison
- Support
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Housing and debt
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Community Law
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Your local Community Law Centre can provide initial free legal advice and information.
Also available as a book
Lag Law: Prisoner's Rights
Lag Law answers heaps of common questions you might have if you’re going to prison, you’re in prison, or you’re getting out of prison. It talks about your rights in prison, and sets out the laws and rules that affect you when you’re put in prison . 1 free copy for people in prison and the whānau of someone in prison. If that’s you, email laglaw@wclc.org.nz for your free copy
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