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| New Legislation Renews Push For Washington Prisons Ombudsman |
| By kuow.org- Austin Jenkins |
| Published: 12/17/2015 |
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As Washington’s prison population swells, there are renewed calls for a state prisons ombudsman. Legislation to create the position was filed Wednesday in advance of the January legislative session. The proposal calls for an independent office of corrections ombudsman to focus on inmate rights, dispute resolution and systemic reforms. Previous proposals have failed, including in 2014. Back then the Department of Corrections said its current grievance system was working and defended the state’s prison system as humane and compassionate. However, family members of inmates testified otherwise. “We’re talking about complex issues of mental health, nutrition, medical health and incarceration,” Julie Tackett said. Her family member was in a unit for mentally ill inmates at Monroe. Read More. |
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