The contract governing a deal to house at least 1,400 Hawaii prisoners is about to be signed.
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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Lawmakers Fail To Cut A Deal To Rebuild Hawaii’s Oldest Jail
An impasse between the Senate and the House leaves plans to replace the crumbling jail in limbo, again.
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CCA Submits The Only Bid For Hawaii’s Private Prison Contract
State officials reluctantly reveal the bid for a three-year contract to house up to 1,800 Hawaii prisoners on the mainland.
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Prison Officials Quietly Move To Extend An Out-Of-State Contract
The state will likely continue with Corrections Corporation of America in Arizona, despite a long history of problems.
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Lawsuit Claims Widespread Infringement of Prisoners’ Religious Rights
A Native Hawaiian prisoner at Halawa Correctional Facility is seeking class-action status so that fellow inmates could join the suit.
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The Prison Visit That Cost My Family $2,370
How families bear the hidden cost of shipping inmates out of state.