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Opioid replacement therapy within provincial correctional facility the focus of OmbudsPEI’s first public report

CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI – Steps are being taken to provide inmates at Prince Edward Island’s Provincial Correctional Centre (PCC) with improved treatment for opioid abuse following a 10-month investigation by the province’s office of the Ombudsperson. In Committing to Care: Improving the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) in the Provincial Correctional System, OmbudsPEI examines how…

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UN Resolution on the Ombudsman Institution

This resolution was adopted by the UN General Assembly on December 15, 2022. The UN resolution represents a strong endorsement of the key principles of ombudsman institutions, including independence, objectivity, transparency, fairness and impartiality.  It is an important further step in securing worldwide recognition for the work of Ombudsman institutions in promoting good administration, human…

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