Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
Hawaii Inmate Deaths Are The Highest In 10 Years. But The State Can’t Say Why
Corrections officials still aren’t providing a cause of death for 20 of the 23 prisoners who died in Hawaii prisons and jails last year.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
Oahu Jail Shakedown Launched After Two Guards Are Attacked
Staff report the injured corrections officers were taken to a local emergency room Thursday after they were beaten by inmates.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
State Says It Shouldn’t Be Held Liable For Pandemic Harm Including Inmate Deaths
The state Attorney General’s Office wants to block pandemic lawsuits, including claims filed in cases where prisoners died from Covid-19.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
Planning Costs Climb For New Oahu Jail As Debate Drags On Over Its Scope
If lawmakers agree, the total sum committed to planning may be $35 million for a lockup the governor believes might eventually cost $1 billion.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
Corrections Commission Again Urges A Pause In Planning For A New Jail
After hearing that a new lockup could cost as much as $1 billion, members again ask the state to study alternatives.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
Lawsuit Alleges Inmate Was Killed For ‘Being A Snitch’ In The Miske Case
Suit claims James Borling-Salas gave Honolulu police information about the alleged murder-for-hire of Jonathan Fraser.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016
This Deputy Sheriff Was Twice Accused Of Sex Assault And Fired. Then He Got His Job Back
The deputy has already put the state on the hook for more than $7 million in damages, a case that revealed shortcomings in the jail’s practices for handling women prisoners.
Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat/2017
Federal Jury Awards $7M To Woman Assaulted In Court Cellblock In Hawaii
The deputy sheriff accused of assault maintains he did nothing wrong.
Yoohyun Jung/Civil Beat/2019
Whistleblower Alleges Prison Officials Provided False Audit Data
A staffer says false data in a 2018 audit of the Maui jail hid deviations from staffing requirements under the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act.
Hawaii News Now/2015
A Top Hawaii Prison Official Faces An Internal Affairs Investigation
Human Resources Officer Shelley Harrington allegedly “strong-armed” an investigator into changing his report, unions say.