The report was completed and released by the office of the Alaska ombudsman, Kate Burkhart. The initial inmate filed a grievance with the state Department of Corrections in August 2013. According to the inmate, the department assigned the same staff member who had supervised the punishments to investigate the complaint. (Names of inmates and prison staff members were redacted throughout the report.) The report also recommended that the department begin recording staff interactions with body cameras, which Ms. Burkhart argued would protect inmates and prison staff alike.

Source: New York Times October 04, 2017 20:55 UTC