Jack Truesdale

Jack Truesdale is a reporter for Civil Beat covering criminal justice.

He previously worked as a general assignment reporter for the Honolulu Star-Advertiser and covered Maui as a freelance correspondent for Civil Beat. His writing for magazines has appeared in The New Yorker, Hana Hou and Flux Hawaii. He has a bachelor’s degree in English literature from Brown University.

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Hawaii On Course To Join States Where Gun Companies Can Be Sued Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Hawaii On Course To Join States Where Gun Companies Can Be Sued

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Mass shootings have added momentum to efforts to hold companies liable.

Push To Lower The Legal Alcohol Limit For Hawaii Drivers Runs Out Of Gas Again Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016

Push To Lower The Legal Alcohol Limit For Hawaii Drivers Runs Out Of Gas Again

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Advocates argue a lower BAC level is an effective deterrent and makes roads safer overall.

HPD Officers Plead Not Guilty To Charges Stemming From Makaha Crash Cindy Ellen Russell/Pool Photo/2023

HPD Officers Plead Not Guilty To Charges Stemming From Makaha Crash

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Their trial is scheduled for May 22.

Fatal Kailua Ambulance Fire Sparked By Oxygen Tank Mishap, Report Finds Hawaii News Now/2022

Fatal Kailua Ambulance Fire Sparked By Oxygen Tank Mishap, Report Finds

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Honolulu EMS Director Jim Ireland said the department has made changes to operating procedures in response.

Cops Have Jurisdiction On Homelands, But DHHL Says Policing Is Patchy (Screenshot/DHHL press release/2021)

Cops Have Jurisdiction On Homelands, But DHHL Says Policing Is Patchy

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The confusion almost cost taxpayers more than $1 million.

HPD Officers Charged With Felony Offenses Over Makaha Crash Hawaii News Now/2021

HPD Officers Charged With Felony Offenses Over Makaha Crash

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The charges come 18 months after the alleged pursuit and accident.

Honolulu City Council Passes Ban On Guns In Sensitive Places Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Honolulu City Council Passes Ban On Guns In Sensitive Places

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Mayor Rick Blangiardi is expected to sign it.

In The Line Of Duty? Kealoha Ruling Raises Questions About Public’s Obligation To Cops David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

In The Line Of Duty? Kealoha Ruling Raises Questions About Public’s Obligation To Cops

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Attorneys see an opportunity in a recent Hawaii Supreme Court decision.

Big Island Police Shoot And Kill Man In Kailua-Kona Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Big Island Police Shoot And Kill Man In Kailua-Kona

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No body camera footage exists because the plainclothes officers involved weren't wearing cameras.