Alaska State Ombudsman - FAQs and How to Complain
The Alaska State Ombudsman is a legislative-branch office established in 1975 that investigates complaints about administrative acts of state agencies...
Resources
Organizations, guides, and services for incarcerated people and their families.
Prisoner Grievances Policy 808.03 (Alaska DOC)
Alaska Department of Corrections Policy and Procedure 808.03, effective 10/13/06, is the department's prisoner grievance and appeal system. A prisoner...
Submit an Inmate Concern - Constituent Services (Alabama DOC)
Alabama's Constituent Services intake form lets family members, friends, advocates and others raise a concern about a specific incarcerated person. It...
Investigation Request Form (Alabama DOC)
This Alabama Department of Corrections form sends a complaint directly to the ADOC Law Enforcement Services Division for review. The complaint-type me...
Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Reporting and Reports (Alabama DOC)
The Alabama Department of Corrections PREA page states the department maintains a zero-tolerance policy toward all forms of sexual abuse and sexual ha...
Visitation Policy, Forms and Facility Schedules (Wyoming DOC)
The Wyoming Department of Corrections visitation page gathers the policy, forms and schedules needed to visit someone in a Wyoming state institution....
Visiting Information for Adult Institutions (Wisconsin DOC)
Wisconsin DOC's visiting page explains how to get approved and what to expect at a state prison visit. Everyone who wants to visit must be on the appr...
Visitation Rules, North Central Regional Jail (West Virginia DCR)
This official WVDCR form sets out the visitation rules at North Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility in Greenwood, and illustrates the patt...
Inmate Visits Policy 327.01 (Vermont DOC)
Vermont DOC administrative directive 327.01 is the statewide policy governing visits at Vermont correctional facilities. Each facility must schedule n...
Visitation Information and Application Process (Utah DOC)
Utah's visitation page is a step-by-step guide covering how to apply, wait for approval, schedule and attend a visit at the Utah State Correctional Fa...
State Prison Visitation Rules and Facility Contacts (Tennessee DOC)
TDOC's visitation page covers the application, scheduling and screening process for visiting a Tennessee state prison. Every visitor, regardless of ag...
Family and Friends: Visiting, Mail, Phone and Deposits (South Dakota DOC)
The South Dakota DOC's Family and Friends page is the state's central guide for contacting someone in SDDOC custody. Mail must include the offender's...