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DOCR seeks direct access to autopsy reports for jail inspections
Summary
The North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation asked the House Judiciary Committee to let its facility inspectors receive autopsy reports and death notifications directly from the state forensic examiner to speed inspections and improve safety recommendations after deaths in county, regional or state correctional facilities.
The North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation asked the House Judiciary Committee on May 20 to amend the Century Code to allow its correctional facility inspectors to receive copies of autopsy reports and death notifications directly from the state forensic examiner.
Deputy Director of Facility Inspections Joseph Sharbutt told the committee the change in House Bill 1116 would add the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to the list of agencies that may receive a…
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