Agency record · 4 cases on file
Office of the Corrections Ombuds
OCO
Independent oversight office that investigates complaints and publishes statutory reports on conditions in Washington state prisons. The registry mirrors OCO findings rather than evaluating them, because OCO is itself the primary-source investigator on most DOC cases here.
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- Following a complaint from a prisoner about the treatment of people in WCCW's restrictive housing unit, the OCO conducted an investigation involving review of emails, medical records, and video footage, and multiple on-site visits over…Civil rights harm
- Under RCW 72.09.770, DOC is required to conduct an Unexpected Fatality Review (UFR) for each death in custody that is unexpected. The UFR process involves representatives from DOC, the OCO, and the Department of Health, who review the…Civil rights harm
- The Washington Legislature directed the Office of the Corrections Ombuds to conduct a comprehensive investigation of solitary confinement in state prisons following the 2021 passage of HB 1090, which established a statutory requirement for…Civil rights harmStructural failure