Redacted reports
Crosscut obtained redacted copies of the three remaining unpublished reports – about 58 pages in total – via a request for public records to the Office of Corrections Ombuds. In its response, the office maintained that since the reports are draft versions, they are not subject to public disclosure, meaning they don’t ever necessarily need to be released.
The copy of the report on emergency restraints is dated October 2021. The document begins on its first page with an unredacted headline that says: “Brief Summary of Concern.” It continues for 17 more pages, with unredacted section headlines like “Summary of Findings and Recommendations” and “Investigative Action.” The text
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