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Content with Administrative branch Criminal sanctions field .

5.11.2019 Forbidding smoking in cells at Helsinki Prison
6.3.2018 False information provided to Parliamentary Ombudsman – prison director and assistant director committed an offence
5.3.2018 Placement of prisoners in unfurnished cells
11.7.2017 Considerable improvement in the operation of Mikkeli Prison
5.7.2017 Information disconnect between authorities in remand case
26.1.2017 Serious breaches of legislation uncovered in Mikkeli Prison
19.12.2016 How should the transport of prisoners be organised?
30.4.2013 Observation jumpsuits are an intervention in prisoner's fundamental rights
15.2.2013 Press release: Ombudsman requests reports in CIA rendition flights case
10.9.2012 Ombudsman: Prevention of prisoner suicides urgently demands guidelines
25.6.2012 Overcrowding an impediment to implementing remand custody in Vantaa Prison
8.4.2010 Deputy Ombudsman Jääskeläinen issues reprimands to Turku and Riihimäki prisons
1.4.2009 Prisoners have been subjected to unlawful searches
11.3.2009 Prisons lack on-call health care service
11.3.2009 Child's interest not always implemented in mother-and-child section of prisons
11.3.2009 Child's interest not always implemented in mother-and-child section of prisons
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Parliamentary Ombudsman

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Mailing address: Office of the Parliamentary Ombudsman, 00102 Eduskunta
Visiting address: Arkadiankatu 3, Helsinki
Telephone: +358 9 4321 (exchange of the Parliament)
E-mail: ombudsman(at)parliament.fi
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