html33076englishOffice of the Ombuds for Corrections / mn.govtcm:1157-455131-64The official website for the Minnesota Office of the Ombuds for Corrections.Office of the Ombuds for CorrectionsThe official website for the Minnesota Office of the Ombuds for Corrections.2020-11-20T19:15:40.6700000Z2026-07-01T20:37:09.0872128Zeng,width=device-width, initial-scale=1.03GrSKDyBS0GOI5h4CGLXu04FsYZEE_KTwsFWZ78sKKs2026-07-01T19:37:09-0500
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Office of the Ombuds for Corrections
Promoting the Highest Standards of Justice File a Complaint Our Role ... html23658englishComplaints / mn.govtcm:1157-680227-64The Office of the Ombuds for Corrections accepts complaints from incarcerated people in Minnesota, corrections staff, and concerned family members and community members.ComplaintsThe Office of the Ombuds for Corrections accepts complaints from incarcerated people in Minnesota, corrections staff, and concerned family members and community members.2025-04-22T17:54:17.1370000Z2026-06-12T20:36:11.2048503Zeng,width=device-width, initial-scale=1.03GrSKDyBS0GOI5h4CGLXu04FsYZEE_KTwsFWZ78sKKs2026-06-12T19:36:11-0500
Complaints to the Ombuds for Corrections
Who Can File a Complaint The Office of the Ombuds for Corrections (OBFC) accepts complaints from incarcerated individuals ... html20935englishAbout / mn.govtcm:1157-444820-642020-08-25T21:46:50.5700000Z2026-03-09T21:25:40.8917795Zeng,width=device-width, initial-scale=1.03GrSKDyBS0GOI5h4CGLXu04FsYZEE_KTwsFWZ78sKKs2026-03-09T20:25:40-0500
About the Office of the Ombuds for Corrections
An ombuds is a government official appointed to receive and investigate complaints made by individuals against ... html19895englishOBFC History / mn.govtcm:1157-444822-64The Minnesota Office of the Ombuds for Corrections first opened in 1973 and was re-created by the Minnesota Legislature in 2019.OBFC HistoryThe Minnesota Office of the Ombuds for Corrections first opened in 1973 and was re-created by the Minnesota Legislature in 2019.2020-08-25T22:08:59.6230000Z2026-03-09T21:31:23.0094500Zeng,width=device-width, initial-scale=1.03GrSKDyBS0GOI5h4CGLXu04FsYZEE_KTwsFWZ78sKKs2026-03-09T20:31:23-0500
History
Minnesota?s Ombudsman for Corrections was first established in 1972 by Governor Wendell Anderson in Executive Order 14 as an independent agency in the ... html27453englishStatutes / mn.govtcm:1157-444827-64The Office of the Ombuds for Corrections (OBFC) was established under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 241.90?95.StatutesThe Office of the Ombuds for Corrections (OBFC) was established under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 241.90?95.2020-08-25T23:19:26.6800000Z2026-03-09T21:31:14.3354852Zeng,width=device-width, initial-scale=1.03GrSKDyBS0GOI5h4CGLXu04FsYZEE_KTwsFWZ78sKKs2026-03-09T20:31:14-0500
Statutes
The Office of the Ombuds for Corrections (OBFC) was established under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 241.90?95 . The office was created to promote accountability, ... html22992englishData Practices Act for Office of Ombuds for Corrections / mn.govtcm:1157-469553-64The OBFC follows the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, a state law that controls how government data are collected, created, stored, used and released.Data Practices Act for Office of Ombuds for CorrectionsThe OBFC follows the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, a state law that controls how government data are collected, created, stored, used and released.2021-02-25T20:36:02.4300000Z2026-03-13T18:05:15.4284670Zeng,width=device-width, initial-scale=1.03GrSKDyBS0GOI5h4CGLXu04FsYZEE_KTwsFWZ78sKKs2026-03-13T17:05:15-0500
Data Practices
The Office of the Ombuds for Corrections has access to confidential and private data that cannot be shared with the public. The OBFC follows ... html18771englishAffirmative Action Plan / mn.govtcm:1157-581503-64The Office of the Ombuds for Corrections is committed to Minnesota?s statewide affirmative action efforts. Read the office's 2024-26 Affirmative Action Plan.Affirmative Action PlanThe Office of the Ombuds for Corrections is committed to Minnesota?s statewide affirmative action efforts. Read the office's 2024-26 Affirmative Action Plan.2023-06-15T22:51:22.0470000Z2026-04-08T15:24:01.7650602Zeng,width=device-width, initial-scale=1.03GrSKDyBS0GOI5h4CGLXu04FsYZEE_KTwsFWZ78sKKs2026-04-08T14:24:01-0500
Affirmative Action Plan
The Office of the Ombuds for Corrections (OBFC) is committed to Minnesota?s statewide affirmative action efforts and providing equal employment ... html41088englishCOVID-19 Research summary: Prison population managementtcm:1157-680391-64This appendix supplements the COVID-19 report providing an overview of corrections response during the COVID-19 pandemic.2025-04-24T02:34:57.0600000Z2026-04-07T19:00:37.1417274Zeng,tcm:1157-681579COVID-19 Research summary: Prison population management/obfc/assets/Appendix%20A%20Ombuds%20for%20Corrections%20COVID%20Report_tcm1157-687788.pdfThis appendix supplements the COVID-19 report providing an overview of corrections response during the COVID-19 pandemic./obfc/assets/Office%20of%20the%20Ombuds%20for%20Corrections%20COVID-19%20Report%20%281%29_tcm1157-689612.jpgPhoto of a corona virus image superimposed over a blurry photo of jail bars and the word COVID 19 report.2020-12-21T00:00:00.00000000Research,Population Reduction,width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0angular3GrSKDyBS0GOI5h4CGLXu04FsYZEE_KTwsFWZ78sKKs2020-12-21T05:00:00-0600
Ombuds for Corrections Reports
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icon representing the ... html22198englishComplaints about Minnesota Prisons / mn.govtcm:1157-680194-64The Office of the Ombuds for Corrections investigates complaints about Minnesota Correctional Facilities (MCFs), also called state prisons.Complaints about Minnesota PrisonsThe Office of the Ombuds for Corrections investigates complaints about Minnesota Correctional Facilities (MCFs), also called state prisons.2025-04-22T17:19:33.9000000Z2026-06-12T20:45:56.3810554Zeng,width=device-width, initial-scale=1.03GrSKDyBS0GOI5h4CGLXu04FsYZEE_KTwsFWZ78sKKs2026-06-12T19:45:56-0500
Minnesota Prisons
The Office of the Ombuds for Corrections (OBFC) investigates complaints about Minnesota Correctional Facilities (MCFs), also called state prisons. ... html24877englishComplaints about Local Correctional Facilities / mn.govtcm:1157-680203-64The Minnesota Office of the Ombuds for Corrections investigates complaints about regional and local correctional facilities licensed by the Department of Corrections. Jurisdiction is shared with the Department of Corrections Inspection & Enforcement Unit.Complaints about Local Correctional FacilitiesThe Minnesota Office of the Ombuds for Corrections investigates complaints about regional and local correctional facilities licensed by the Department of Corrections. Jurisdiction is shared with the Department of Corrections Inspection & Enforcement Unit.2025-04-22T17:22:39.1400000Z2026-07-01T21:08:57.0827282Zeng,width=device-width, initial-scale=1.03GrSKDyBS0GOI5h4CGLXu04FsYZEE_KTwsFWZ78sKKs2026-07-01T20:08:57-0500
Local Correctional Facilities
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