SCLC #338 Ombudsman detention-mail accountability draft, 1972

What the record shows

• Source: Robert Toohey charter-commission ombudsman draft (intro Sep 30 1971; draft date Jan 20 1972), enclosed in UCS packet (LOC images 0057–0062).
• Detention mail: correspondence from persons in city-controlled detention to be forwarded immediately and unopened — proposed channel, not proof of practice.
• Powers proposed: complaint/own-initiative investigation; subpoena & oath; entry to premises; hearing before adverse findings; recommendations; public escalation if agency response inadequate.
• UCS layer: Charter Revision Committee later endorsed ombudsman but changed six-year term to five-year/review — two layers must stay distinct (see #317).
• Craft: draft ≠ enacted charter; committee endorsement ≠ vote recorded on every clause; recommendation/exposure ≠ power to reverse agency decisions.

Immutable report: detroit-ombudsman-detention-mail-accountability-draft-1972 · 70c38a8.