Establishes a State Correctional Facilities Monitoring Unit within the Department of Public Safety to oversee correctional facilities.
The bill establishes the State Correctional Facilities Monitoring Unit within the Department of Public Safety. The unit is tasked with investigating and evaluating state and private correctional facilities to ensure compliance with national best practices, state, and federal law. It also reviews complaints, conducts quarterly monitoring visits, and provides technical assistance to correctional facilities. The Department of Public Safety must contract with a correctional facility expert to provide training for the monitors, including interviewing skills and report writing.
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