Office of the Department of Corrections Ombudsman

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This is Article 4 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Office of the Department of Corrections Ombudsman.” It is part of Chapter 1 “Administration Generally”, which is part of Title 53.1 “Prisons and Other Methods of Correction”. It contains 9 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 9 sections.

§ 53.1-17.10	Exhaustion of remedies
§ 53.1-17.2	Office of the Department of Corrections Ombudsman; powers and duties
§ 53.1-17.3	Corrections Oversight Committee; membership; authority
§ 53.1-17.4	Access to facilities and records
§ 53.1-17.5	Communications; confidentiality
§ 53.1-17.6	Inspection authority; inspection and assessment; report; safety and compliance classification
§ 53.1-17.7	Authority to investigate complaints
§ 53.1-17.8	Annual report
§ 53.1-17.9	Inmate and family support services