CORRECTIONS OMBUDSPERSON

Definition

Under direction of the Governor or designee, will function as the head of the Office of the Corrections Ombudsperson (OCO) to enforce the rights of people who are incarcerated, provide access to the benefits to which they are entitled, and ensure accountability, transparency, monitoring, and continued improvements within all [of New Jersey's] correctional facilities (N.J.S.A. 30:1B-6.6c.); shall establish and implement procedures for eliciting, receiving, processing, responding, and resolving co...