HB 1690
Office of Corrections Ombudsman; establish.
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Bill overview
An act to codify section 47-5-36, mississippi code of 1972, to establish the office of corrections ombudsman and prescribe its powers and duties; To provide for a corrections oversight committee; To provide inspection authority for the office of ombudsman; To provide complaint investigation authority; To provide for an annual report; To bring forward section 47-5-35, mississippi code of 1972, which pertains to the joint legislative committee on performance evaluation and expenditure review (peer) corrections auditor, for purposes of possible amendment; To bring forward section 47-5-158, mississippi code of 1972, which pertains to the inmate welfare fund, for purposes of possible amendment; And for related purposes.
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