A bill aiming to detach the ombudsman from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice died in 2017. But news from the past year makes advocates hopeful that 2019 will be different.
![Advocates say the timing is right for independent oversight of Texas prisons](/sites/default/files/styles/blog_featured_image/public/articles/2021-08/texas%2520tribune%252011%252026%25202018.png?itok=EEhjsThq)
A bill aiming to detach the ombudsman from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice died in 2017. But news from the past year makes advocates hopeful that 2019 will be different.