OMBUDSMAN FOR CORRECTIONS:

An Inventory of Its Subject Files at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

Part or all of this collection is restricted.
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	Creator:	Minnesota. Ombudsman for Corrections.
	Title:	Subject Files.
	Dates:	1973-2000.
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	Files documenting the work of the ombudsman office, particularly highlighting conditions and programs in Minnesota’s correctional facilities at Lino Lakes, Oak Park Heights, Red Wing, Sauk Centre, Shakopee, Stillwater, St. Cloud, and Willow River-Moose Lake.
	Quantity:	1.8 cubic feet (2 boxes).
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Included in the records are correspondence, brochures, investigative reports, death notifications, an information manual, publications, and statistics on case information and jail, juvenile, medical, and workhouse complaints. Topics covered include mental health, juvenile justice and correctional facilities, legal rights of prisoners, legislation, prison costs, juvenile and adult sex offender programs, a prison smoking ban, women prisoners, and work release.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Access Restrictions:

Contain private data (see Minn. Stat. 13/66). Access is governed by an interagency agreement with the Ombudsman for Corrections.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Ombudsman for Corrections. Subject Files. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 2004-67; 2005-16

Processing Information:

Processed by: Rich Arpi, May 2004, September 2004

Catalog ID number: 990029521700104294

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION


Location	Box
107.I.6.1B	1	Administration Department correspondence, 2000.


		Anoka County, 1997.


		Brochures and general information, [1990s].


		Consent decrees, 1996-1999.


		Data Practices Act, 1993.


		Death notifications index sheets, 1994-2000.


		Death notifications, A-W, 1994-2000. 8 folders.


		Department of Corrections:
			Mental Health Study, 1994. 2 folders.
			Mental Health Unit, 1999-2000.
			Mental Health Unit Review Board, 1995-2000.
			Mental Health Unit Review Board minutes, 1999-2000.
			Mental Health Advisory Committee minutes, 1999.
			Department of Employee Relations, 1994-1996.


		Hepatitis C, 1999.


		Hennepin County Home School, 1994-1997.


		Information Manual, 1974-1975. 2 folders.


		Investigative Report 94-1, August 9, 1994.


		Investigative Report 94-2, August 9, 1994.


		Juveniles:
			Criminal and Juvenile Justice Information Task Force, 1996-1998. 3 folders.
			Juvenile females, 1993-1999.
			Juvenile Residential Facilities and Juvenile Detention Facilities rules, 1985, 1999.
			Minnesota Supreme Court Advisory Task Force on Juvenile Justice System: Draft Outline of Final Report, December 1, 1993.
			Robert F. Kennedy Memorial National Juvenile Justice Project: Final Report for Proposal to Study Profiles of Juveniles at Minnesota Correctional Facilities, January 31, 1996.


		Legal Advocacy Project, 1999.


		Legal rights of prison inmates, undated, 1973-1974, 1994-2000. 4 folders.


		Media relations, 1987.


Minnesota Correctional Facilities:
	Lino Lakes, 1993-1998.
	Oak Park Heights:
		General information, 1990-1998.
		Allowable items meeting minutes, 1997-1999.
		Case conferences, 1997-1999.
		Stride Program, 1999-2000.
	Red Wing:
		Jail inspections, 1998-1999.
		Investigative report, September 7, 1999.
		Juveniles, 1999.
	Sauk Centre, 1999.
	Shakopee, 1992-1998.
	Stillwater:
		General, 1991-2000.
		Investigative report of September 11, 1983 incident, October 14, 1983.
		Intake Packets: A West Living Unit, Release Violators Unit, and Segregation Unit, 1997-1999.
	St. Cloud:
		General, 1994-1999.
		Investigative report of August 5, 1973 incident, November 1, 1973.
	Willow River-Moose Lake, 1989-1994.


Location	Box
107.I.6.2F	2	Minnesota legislation, 1992-1997, 1999. 7 folders.


		Northeast Regional Corrections Center: Resident Handbook, 1992-1994.


		Ombudsman for Mental Health policies, 1989-1994.


		Psychopathic Personality Commitment Law, 1994.


		Psychotropic formulary, 1998.


		Publications:
			Governor’s Commission on Crime Prevention and Control Evaluation Report of the Ombudsman for Corrections, November 1974.
			U.S. Department of Justice: Race of Prisoners Admitted to State and Federal Institutions, 1926-1986, May 1991.
			Ombudsman Roundtable: Ombudsman Services in Minnesota Making Government Responsive to Citizens, December 1995.
			Minnesota Planning: Paying the Price, The Rising Cost of Prison, March 1996.
			U.S. General Accounting Office: Private and Public Prisons, Studies Comparing Operational Costs and/or Quality of Service, August 1996.


		Second Chance Ranch, undated.


		Sex Offenders:
			Adult Programs, 1993-1999.
			Adult Residential Treatment Program certification rules, 1996-1997.
			Community-Based Sex Offender Program Evaluation Project minutes, 1995-1996.
			Community Notification End of Confinement Review Committee, 1996.
			Juvenile Sex Offenders Residential Program certification rules, 1996-1997.
			Sauk Centre Juvenile Sex Offender Program Report, October 1994.
			Sauk Centre Juvenile Sex Offender Program Investigative Report 95-1, May 15, 1995.
			Sexual Predators Task Force, 1994.


		Shared Resource Management, Inc.: Proposal for Strategic Plan, 1995.


		Smoking ban in Minnesota prisons, 1995-1997.


		Smoking bans in correctional facilities in other states, 1991-1997.


		Statistics:
			Case information, cumulative reports, 1993-1998.
			Case information, fiscal years 1997-1998. 2 folders.
			Complaints by facility, fiscal years 1998-1999. 2 folders.
			Information only contacts, fiscal years 1998-1999. 2 folders.
			Jail complaints, fiscal years 1996-1999. 4 folders.
			Juvenile facilities, fiscal years 1998-1999. 2 folders.
			Medical complaints, fiscal years 1998-1999. 2 folders.
			Workhouse complaints, fiscal years 1998-1999. 2 folders.


		Strategic planning, June 1994.


		Transitional Programming Committee, 1997-1998.


		Women prisoners, 1992-1995.


		Work release, 1992-2000.
			Year 2000 computer problems, 1996-1997.

CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:: Complaints (Administrative procedure) -- Minnesota.; Correctional institutions -- Minnesota -- Complaints against -- Statistics.; Correctional law -- Minnesota.; Corrections -- Minnesota.; Investigating.; Juvenile corrections -- Minnesota.; Ombudspersons -- Minnesota.; Prison administration -- Minnesota.; Prisoners -- Minnesota -- Deaths.; Prisoners -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Minnesota.; Prisoners -- Mental health services -- Minnesota.; Prisons -- Minnesota -- Costs.; Prisons -- Law and legislation -- Minnesota.; Reformatories -- Minnesota.; Sex offenders -- Minnesota.; Smoking -- Minnesota -- Prevention.; Women prisoners -- Minnesota.; Work release of prisoners -- Minnesota.

Organizations:: Minnesota Correctional Facility—Lino Lakes.; Minnesota Correctional Facility—Oak Park Heights.; Minnesota Correctional Facility—Red Wing.; Minnesota Correctional Facility—Sauk Centre.; Minnesota Correctional Facility—Shakopee.; Minnesota Correctional Facility—St. Cloud.; Minnesota Correctional Facility—Willow River & Moose Lake.; Minnesota State Prison (Stillwater, Minn.); Minnesota State Reformatory for Men.; Minnesota. Department of Corrections.

Document Types:: Death registers.; Handbooks and manuals.; Statistics.

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OMBUDSMAN FOR CORRECTIONS:

OVERVIEW

SCOPE AND CONTENTS

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

CATALOG HEADINGS