A law passed in 2017 required the state to provide convicts with identification upon release to help them manage on the outside.
Hawaii Behind Bars
How Hawaii is managing its troubled prison system, including four prisons and four jails in Hawaii, and a contract private prison in Arizona.
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Hawaii Prison Oversight Commission: ‘Maybe We’ve Been Forgotten’
Commissioners say the state is stalling the hiring process of a director, while pushing forward to pursue a public-private partnership for a new Oahu jail complex.
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Oahu Jail Guard Charged With Smuggling Drugs Into Jail
The charges were announced Thursday, a day after the corrections officer was searched at the Oahu Community Correctional Center.
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Critics Say Hawaii Prisons Are Failing To Help Released Inmates
Advocates say they’ve had to take over reentry services for prisoners released because of COVID-19 worries.
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Hawaii Prosecutors Want COVID-19 Inmate Releases Stopped
The state has released more than 800 inmates since early March. Three county prosecutors say the public safety risk outweighs COVID-19 dangers.
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Prison Commission Demands Answers On COVID-19 At Arizona Prison
An attorney alleges that more than a dozen staff members have COVID-19. CoreCivic says two have tested positive.
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Hawaii Jails Have Released More Than 800 Inmates Since March
Criminal justice stakeholders have been working to reduce the jail population in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Hawaii Prisoners Still Packed Into Arizona Prison Despite Virus Concerns
The company that runs Saguaro Correctional Center says proper pandemic protocols are being followed.
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Hawaii Supreme Court: Inmate Release To Be Considered By Judges
The court also required that motions for release be filed by April 20.