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.
OCO Staff: Zak Kinneman OCO Action: OCO staff met with Progress House staff to discuss issues raised during discussions with residents at the house meeting held on 3/26/2024. OCO Staff: Caitlin Robertson OCO Action: The OCO Director met with the residents and staff of the Reentry Center, and toured all areas of the new center. OCO Staff: Zak Kinneman OCO Action: OCO staff met with Progress House Residents in an early evening meeting timed to give ALL residents an opportunity to meet and discuss issues with the OCO without DOC staff being present during the meeting. OCO Staff: Zak Kinneman OCO Action: OCO staff met with residents and DOC staff at the facility While there is construction work underway at the site, some areas are not accessible. However, OCO staff are planning a return visit to meet with residents in the evening. OCO Staff: Zak Kinneman OCO Action: OCO staff member Zak Kinneman met with reentry center staff members and toured the facility. Zak also met with individuals not at work, or who had just arrived at the facility from full confinement. Zak is working with the center's leadership and residents to plan an evening meeting in to provide a majority of the working residents access to OCO staff members. OCO Staff: Zak Kinneman OCO Action: OCO staff member Zak Kinneman met with facility management and residents. Zak is working with the center's leadership and residents to plan an evening meeting in March in order to provide a majority of the working residents access to OCO staff members.