Overview

• The ministry has moved its corrections department head to a budget and construction division effective August 1 after he drew criticism for opposing no-notice prison visits
• Hannes Hedke, former vice president of the Munich I Regional Court, will take over responsibility for prison administration in Bavaria
• Augsburg prosecutors and criminal police are still investigating allegations of inmate mistreatment by 18 staff members, all of whom have been suspended pending the outcome
• Justice Minister Georg Eisenreich ordered the ministry to conduct independent unannounced inspections across Bavarian prisons to address earlier oversight failures
• New draft guidelines on the use of special security cells are in development after their application doubled and inspectors faced delays during unscheduled visits