Federal Correctional Ombudsman Act of 1979

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Federal Correctional Ombudsman Act of 1979 - Establishes an Office of the United States Correctional Ombudsman, composed of a Chief and Assistant Ombudsman appointed by the President, to investigate any administrative act of the Bureau of Prisons (or any authority having a contract with the Bureau) or the Board of Parole relating to: (1) the treatment of any Federal prisoner or parolee; or (2) the conditions in any correctional institution. Specifies procedures with respect to such investigation. Directs the Chief Ombudsman: (1) upon a finding that any administrative act is objectionable, to consult with the appropriate official or employee in order to make a satisfactory disposition of the matter; (2) upon a finding that such disposition has not occurred within a reasonable time, to make recommendations to such individual; (3) in a case of noncompliance with such recommendations, to publish the recommendations along with the substance of the official's statement of reasons for noncompliance; (4) to notify the appropriate congressional committees of laws whose results are unfair or objectionable; and (5) to refer matters to the appropriate authorities for criminal prosecution upon …