Its effort is aimed not at citizens but at the government. Our worry is not that it is too powerful, but that it may not have enough power. While legislators are working on a compromise bill, they might also add resources. The ombudsman has only three full-time investigators, and could work much more quickly with more. These injustices have gone on for three years.
Parents are in prison, and children are in the hands of the state.
The resolution of events in Wenatchee needs to move more quickly to reach a humane and just conclusion.