Office of Corrections Ombudsman; establish.

HB 1690 would have created an Office of Corrections Ombudsman within Mississippi's corrections system, funded by the Inmate Welfare Fund. The office would conduct annual facility inspections, investigate inmate complaints, and collect and analyze data on critical issues like deaths, assaults, solitary confinement use, staffing shortages, and visitation denials. It would produce annual reports and establish a Corrections Oversight Committee composed of diverse members, including formerly incarcerated people, advocates, healthcare professionals, and family members of inmates. The bill died in committee on February 3, 2026, and was never enacted.