Senate Bill 726 mandates the Department of Corrections to create and maintain an interactive reporting system on its website that will provide detailed data on complaints filed in state correctional institutions. This system must be updated at least every 72 hours and will include the total number of complaints filed in the current calendar year, as well as disaggregated complaint data that is searchable by category. Importantly, the system will not include any personally identifying information about inmates or employees.
To support the establishment and operation of this reporting system, the bill includes a fiscal appropriation, increasing the budget for the Department of Corrections by $70,000 for the fiscal year 2025-26 and by $30,000 for the fiscal year 2026-27. The reporting system is required to be operational within six months of the bill's passage, ensuring timely access to complaint data for transparency and accountability in state correctional institutions.