$10 million will go to planning for the long-delayed new Oahu jail, while $20 million is earmarked for a new Kauai lockup.

The Kauai jail and two other facilities in Hawaii have the chairs, which require high levels of force to immobilize inmates and can be dangerous if not used properly.

Matthew Ornellas had scaled the community correctional center’s outer perimeter fence.

The Women’s Prison Project is raising $85,000 for a wellness center at the prison that is expected to improve quality of life for incarcerated women.

Sakai had struggled with lung cancer for several years.

A legislative proposal would provide inmates at the Women’s Community Correctional Center with the opportunity to care for vulnerable kittens.

Smartphone technology has led to a boom in digital surveillance of pretrial and post-conviction populations nationwide, but also raised privacy and civil rights concerns.

The riot did millions of dollars in damage to the state facility, and the inmate required surgery for his injuries.

Both county prosecutors and the Hawaii Public Defender’s Office urged lawmakers to reject the bill, which would have singled out a staff member at one agency.

Critics of the bill say it’s the latest in a series of moves to undermine or defund the panel, which has drawn attention to major problems and the need for reforms.