OCO Monitoring Visits: The practice of routinely inspecting all correctional institutions to assess and report on the facility conditions and treatment of people who are incarcerated. All facilities are inspected, not just those with known problems. Monitoring is critical for ensuring the safety of all people inside. It is a proactive process meant to provide early identification of concerns about conditions and ill-treatment.
January 2025 = 13 monitoring visits
OCO Staff: Angee Schraderm, Heather Bates, Ethan Meade, Nick Brock, and Zak Kinneman OCO Action: OCO staff met with individuals in the COA. OCO staff also had discussions with DOC staff regarding use of force protocols. OCO staff also met with individuals living in the MSC. OCO Staff: Nick Brock and Caitlin Robertson OCO Action: OCO staff met with individuals living in the MSC and met with facility leadership. OCO Staff: Angee Schrader and Heather Bates OCO Action: OCO staff met with individuals living in the IMU and COA. OCO Staff also met with facility leadership. OCO Staff: Nick Brock, Ethan Meade, and Zak Kinneman OCO Action: OCO staff met with CTAP graduates and their instructor. OCO Staff: E.V. Webb and David Skattebo OCO Action: OCO staff met with incarcerated individuals interested in restarting the regular LGBTQ+ meetings that used to happen prior to COVID. Over 40 incarcerated individuals attended two meetings scheduled that day. OCO Staff: Nick Brock, Ethan Meade, and Zak Kinneman OCO Action: OCO staff met with individuals living in the MSC. OCO Staff: Angee Schrader and Zak Kinneman OCO Action: OCO staff met with individuals living in the COA and staff working in that location. OCO Staff: Nick Brock, Ethan Meade, and Zak Kinneman OCO Action: OCO staff met with individuals living in the MSC. OCO staff also met with TRAC graduates and their instructor. OCO Staff: Nick Brock, Ethan Meade, and Zak Kinneman OCO Action: OCO staff met with CTAP graduates and their instructor. OCO Staff: David Skattebo and Zak Kinneman OCO Action: OCO staff met with staff and incarcerated individuals in both living units and visited with people currently housed in the restricted housing unit (segregation). OCO Staff: Nick Brock, Ethan Meade, and Caitlin Robertson OCO Action: OCO staff met with staff and incarcerated individuals in IMU South. OCO staff also met with facility leadership. OCO Staff: Angee Schrader and Zak Kinneman OCO Action: OCO staff met with individuals living in the IMU and met with facility staff to discuss emergency transfer of an incarcerated woman from WCCW to MCC on that morning. OCO Staff: Nick Brock, Ethan Meade, and Caitlin Robertson OCO Action: OCO staff met with CTAP graduates and their instructor. OCO Staff met with incarcerated individuals in the Close Custody Units, Medium Units, Minimum Security Camp, and IMU South and IMU North. OCO Staff also toured the Sustainable Practices Lab (SPL) and met with incarcerated workers and Correctional Industries Staff working in the kitchen.
