Public Ombudsman Reports
For reports issued prior to 2007, please contact our office. Complaint Number provided in parenthesis after each report name.
Administration
- Division of Personnel - Hiring practices (A2009-1571; J2010-0144)
- Division of Personnel - Employee access to personnel records (A2010-0552)
- Division of Retirement & Benefits - Payment of disability benefits (A2010-0281)
- Office of Public Advocacy, Public Guardian - Quarterly visits (A2018-0791)
Commerce, Community & Economic Development
- Local Boundary Commission - Notice, tribal consultation, basis for findings (A2007-0391; J2007-0091; J2007-0198)
- State Medical Board - Due process in licensing, disciplinary actions (A2009-0919)
Corrections
- Inmate Health - Access to treatment, medication for chronic disease (J2008-0161)
- Inmate Health - Access to medication (A2010-0601)
- Inmate Health - Goose Creek Correctional Center Dental Program (2023-02-0638, 2023-05-1181, 2023-07-1600)
- Inmate Health - Dental Services Program (2019-07-0115)
- Institutions - Seizure of prisoner property (A2007-0557)
- Institutions - Drug testing policy (A2007-1411)
- Institutions - Management of inmate funds (A2013-0210)
- Institutions - Prisoner Abuse (A2013-1560)
- Institutions - Prisoner discipline process (A2014-0895; A2014-1059; A2014-1275)
- Institutions - Due process in prisoner discipline process (A2014-1425)
- Institutions - Solitary confinement (A2015-0320)
- Institutions - Eligibility for furlough (A2016-0317)
- Institutions - Use of Force (A2017-2163)
- Institutions - COVID Screening and Quarantine (2020-09-1123, 2020-10-1351)
- Parole Board - Clemency/pardon process (A2016-1399)
Family and Community Services
The Department of Family and Community Services was established by executive order on July 1, 2022.
Fish & Game
- Division of Habitat - Permitting of public marina (J2009-0217)
- Division of Wildlife Conservation - Public Records Act (A2009-1640)
- Board of Fisheries - Open Meetings Act (J2019-0374)
Health
The Department of Health was established by executive order on July 1, 2022.
Health & Social Services (through June 30, 2022)
- Alaska Psychiatric Institute - Access to Treatment, Workplace Conduct (2020-11-1469)
- Alaska Psychiatric Institute - Patient Safety, Seclusion and Restraint (J2018-0134)
- Division of Public Assistance - Backlog, Communications, Long-Term Care Unit (J2018-0001)
- Health Care Services - Background Check Program (A2018-0629)
- Health Care Services - Background Check Program (A2013-0776)
- Office of Children's Services - Adoption, Foster Care Placement (J2019-0322)
- Office of Children's Services - Protective Services Reports (A2018-1195 and J2018-0419)
- Office of Children's Services - Foster Care Placement, Court Pleadings (J2018-0209)
- Office of Children's Services - Notice to grandparents (J2008-0108; J2008-0229)
- Office of Children's Services - Interviews of children at school (A2008-0581)
- Office of Children's Services - Change in foster care placement (A2009-1454)
- Office of Children's Services - Grievance procedure (J2011-0222)
- Office of Children's Services - Relative placement (A2016-0923)
- Office of Children's Services - Relative placement (A2017-0015)
- Public Health - Medical Examiner regulations (J2016-0149)
- Public Health - Medical Examiner investigation, notice to family (A2016-0461)
Labor & Workforce Development
Law
- Prosecutorial discretion (A2008-0041)
Natural Resources
- Division of Parks & Outdoor Recreation - Permitting of public marina (J2009-0224)
- Division of Mining, Land, & Water - Commercial insurance for aquatic farm leases (A2017-0619)
- Division of Parks & Outdoor Recreation - Law enforcement policy (A2018-0352)
- Division of Mining, Land, & Water - Materials site designation and sales (J2018-0547)
Public Safety
- State Troopers - Investigation of DUI (A2010-0600)
Revenue
- Child Support Services - Modification of order, collections (A2008-1274)
- Tax Division - Public Records Act (A2009-0390)
Transportation
- Hiring practices (A2009-1571; J2010-0144)