The OCO is committed to creating and maintaining respectful and courteous conversations at our public meetings. We expect all participants to refrain from engaging in hostile, intimidating, and offensive activities or behaviors that may amount to discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment, or bullying. OCO Quarterly community meetings are held in the Helen Sommers Building using a hybrid format where both in person and online attendance is allowed. Community members may attend the meeting in person, join via Zoom, or watch on TVW. The OCO provides opportunities for public comment in person, remotely, or by submitting written comments/questions. During Community Members Time, individual community members may speak for three (3) minutes or less, depending on the number of people wishing to speak. If more than 10 people want to speak each speaker will be allocated two (2) minutes. If time is available, the OCO may call for additional in-person and remote comments. Persons speaking shall identify themselves. An OCO staff member shall be the time keeper for all public meetings. Time cannot be donated by one speaker to another.
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Location |
Documents |
1/06/2023 11-12:30p |
In Person inside the Washington Corrections Center |
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1/26/2023 4-5:30 p |
Helen Sommers Building 106 11th Ave SW Olympia, WA 98501 |
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4/26/2023 |
In Person inside the Monroe Correctional Complex -TRU |
Presentation |
4/28/2023 4:30-6PM |
Hybrid Meeting In Person in the Ground Floor Conference Room in the Helen Sommers Building & Streaming on TVW & Virtual on Zoom |
AgendaPresentation
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7/06/2023 4:30-6 PM |
Hybrid Meeting In Person in Walla Walla, WA at the Walla Walla Community College Map & Virtual on Join Zoom Meeting
Submit a comment/question HERE |
AgendaPresentation |
7/07/2023 |
In Person inside the Washington State Penitentiary |
AgendaPresentation |
10/06/2023 |
In Person inside the Clallam Bay Corrections Center |
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11/01/23 4:30-6 PM |
Hybrid Meeting In Person in the Ground Floor Conference Room in the Helen Sommers Building & Streaming on TVW & Virtual on ZOOM https://ofm-wa-gov.zoom.us/j/85753298523?pwd=Y0dSeGdnTWVWMHRXWHR5cHIrdktQUT09 Meeting ID: 857 5329 8523 |
Date |
Location |
Documents |
9/30/2022 |
WCCW and Online |
* TVW removed the video of the OCO Quarterly Public Meeting from the streaming archive because a portion of the recording includes profanity. Two external stakeholders unmuted themselves by accident, and their conversation had multiple profane words. Regrettably, this means that the meeting, which included, for the first time, the voices of incarcerated people asking unmediated questions directly to the staff of the OCO, is no longer available for the public to view. Moving forward, the OCO staff will more actively manage attendees, and our meeting management will include a request that participants should have their audio muted unless unmuted for their public comment period. |
06/29/2022 |
Online |
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03/24/2022 |
Online |
Date |
Location |
Documents |
12/16/2021 |
Online |
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9/16/2021 |
Online |
Presentation |
7/1/2021 |
Online |
Presentation |
3/25/2021 |
Online |
Presentation |
Date |
Location |
Documents |
12/17/2020 |
Online |
Presentation |
10/1/2020 |
Online |
PresentationNotes |
6/25/2020 |
Online |
Presentation |
3/20/2020 |
Online |
Notes |
Date | Location | Documents |
12/7/2019 | Tacoma, WA | Presentation |
9/12/2019 9/13/2019 |
Olympia, WA Richland, WA |
Presentation |
5/22/2019 | Spokane, WA | Presentation |
Date | Location | Documents |
12/13/2018 | Tukwila, WA | Presentation |
Per RCW 43.06C.040, the Office of the Corrections Ombuds is required to establish procedures to gather stakeholder input into the Ombuds' activities and priorities, which must include at a minimum quarterly public meetings.