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OMBUDSMAN FOR CORRECTIONS - A VIEW OF THE MINNESOTA EXPERIENCE

NCJ Number
26223
Journal
RESOLUTION OF CORRECTIONAL PROBLEMS AND ISSUES Volume: 1 Issue: 3 Dated: (SPRING 1975) Pages: 22-26
Author(s)
R K HALVORSON
Date Published
1975
Length
5 pages
Annotation
AN ANALYSIS OF OVER 2,000 INVESTIGATIONS CONDUCTED DURING ITS FIRST TWO YEARS OF OPERATION SINCE 1972 REVEALS THAT THE COMPLAINTS RECEIVED BY THE OMBUDSMAN OFFICE ARE MUCH MORE FAR-REACHING THAN HAD BEEN EXPECTED.
Abstract
THEY COVER THE AREAS OF PAROLE, MEDICAL TREATMENT, LEGAL ASSISTANCE, PLACEMENT, PROPERTY, INMATE PROGRAMS, RACE RELATIONS, INMATE-STAFF RELATIONS, PRISON ROLES, AND PHYSICAL THREATS FROM OTHER INMATES.