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AN ACT CONCERNING THE OFFICE OF THE CORRECTION OMBUDS, USE OF FORCE AND BODY CAMERAS IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES, CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE BY PERSONS WHO ARE INCARCERATED. To (1) lengthen the term of the Correction Ombuds, (2) modify the duties and powers of the Office of the Correction Ombuds, (3) amend the budget process for the Office of the Correction Ombuds, (4) modify provisions concerning use of force in correctional facilities, (5) require the development of a plan for use of body cameras by correctional officers, and (6) permit claimants to be granted permission to sue the state in the case of certain claims by persons who are incarcerated.