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<section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="9-4014" title_number="9" title_name="Miscellaneous Executive Agencies" subtitle_number="40" subtitle_name="Office of the Correctional Ombudsman">
  <text>The Unit shall:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>evaluate at each facility:</text>
    <level label="i">
      <text>the child advocacy grievance process;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="ii">
      <text>the Department’s monitoring process;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="iii">
      <text>the treatment of and services to youth;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="iv">
      <text>the physical conditions of the facility; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="v">
      <text>the adequacy of staffing;</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>review all reports of disciplinary actions, grievances, and grievance dispositions received from each facility and alterations in the status or placement of a child that result in more security, additional obligations, or less personal freedom;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="3">
    <text>receive copies of the grievances submitted to the Department;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="4">
    <text>perform unannounced site visits and on–site inspections of facilities;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="5">
    <text>receive and review all incident reports submitted to the Department from facilities;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="6">
    <text>receive reports of the findings of child protective services investigations of allegations of abuse or neglect of a child in a facility;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="7">
    <text>ensure that each facility is in compliance with the regulations applicable to residential facilities;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="8">
    <text>monitor the implementation of educational programs at each residential facility;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="9">
    <text>collaborate with the Department, the Department of Human Services, the Maryland Department of Health, and the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy in all matters related to the licensing and monitoring of children’s residential facilities; and</text>
  </level>
  <level label="10">
    <text>have a representative available to attend meetings of the advisory boards established under § 9–230 of the Human Services Article and meetings of the Juvenile Services Education Board established under § 9–502 of the Human Services Article.</text>
  </level>
</section>
