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State Corrections launches independent investigative unit with narrow statutory remit
Summary
The Department of Corrections' new Corrections Investigative Unit (CIU) began work in late 2023; Director Aaron Reichert told the House Corrections & Institutions Committee the unit is small, reports directly to the commissioner and is required by statute to investigate PREA and a set of major events, with DHR handling employee misconduct.
Aaron Reichert, director of the Corrections Investigative Unit, told the House Corrections and Institutions Committee on May 15 that the unit began when “the unit actually got started in December of 23 when I was hired as the Director.”
The unit is charged by statute with a narrow set of investigatory duties, Reichert said: “We shall investigate the. Any allegations of sexual abuse or sexual harassment under the Prison Rape Elimination Act.” He described additional statutory triggers that require CIU inquiry as “major events” and listed deaths, escapes, contraband movement within facilities and threats to staff or people in DOC custody.
Why it matters: the CIU is a new, centralized investigative office inside the Department of Corrections that is intended to provide an independent look at serious…
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