Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5120 - Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections - Administration and Director › Chapter 5120-9 - Use of Force; Institutional Rules › Section 5120-9-30 - The office of the chief inspector

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Pursuant to section
			 5120.06 of the Revised Code, the
			 director shall establish the office of the chief inspector and prescribe the
			 powers and duties of said division. The chief inspector shall serve as a deputy
			 director, in the unclassified service, equivalent in status to all other deputy
			 directors within the department of rehabilitation and correction. The chief
			 inspector shall report directly to the director and assistant director of the
			 department of rehabilitation and correction.
(B) The office of the chief inspector shall
			 have sufficient centrally located staff to assist in carrying out the
			 responsibilities of the office. The chief inspector shall have the authority to
			 screen, interview and select support staff, assistant chief inspectors and
			 other designees.
(C) The chief
			 inspector and designee(s) have the authority and responsibility to:
(1) Administer all aspects of the grievance
			 procedure for inmates;
(2) Render
			 dispositions on inmate grievance appeals;
(3) Render dispositions on grievances against
			 the wardens and/or inspectors of institutional services;
(4) Participate in the selection process of
			 institutional inspectors, assistant inspectors, investigators, assistant
			 investigators and accreditation coordinators, including screening, interviewing
			 and selection;
(5) Functionally
			 supervise institutional inspectors, assistant inspectors, investigators,
			 assistant investigators and accreditation coordinators; including participation
			 in annual performance reviews for such positions;
(6) Initiate and supervise continuous
			 training for departmental staff to maintain an active awareness and
			 understanding of the grievance procedure for inmates and prepare a lesson plan
			 for such purpose;
(7) Ensure that
			 all laws, rules, and regulations of the department and subordinate facilities
			 are being followed and applied fairly throughout the system and report to the
			 director or assistant director any noncompliance including recommendations for
			 corrective action;
(8) Administer
			 and supervise internal and external audit procedures;
(9) Monitor and provide input relative to any
			 proposed new or revised administrative rules, policies or protocols of the
			 department;
(10) Coordinate the
			 revision, dissemination, annual review and maintenance of departmental
			 policies;
(11) Monitor,
			 coordinate, conduct, and/or initiate internal administrative investigations;
(12) Submit to the director and
			 the chairperson of the correctional institution inspection committee an annual
			 report, which shall include, from all institutions, statistical information as
			 to the number and nature of all inmate grievances processed during the report
			 period, their disposition and the status of all pending grievances; and
(13) Perform any other duties and
			 responsibilities established by departmental policy and/or as directed or
			 approved by the director or assistant director.