Work lines are producing 600 to 700 masks per day, the department says.
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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Special Master Recommends No Blanket Release Of Hawaii Inmates
Special Master Dan Foley filed an interim report with the Supreme Court Thursday saying the process should involve judges.
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Special Master Appointed To Recommend On COVID-19 Jail Releases
Meanwhile, one person at the Oahu jail is being tested for COVID-19 with results still pending.
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Public Defender’s Office Wants Hundreds More Hawaii Inmates Released
The Supreme Court is considering the proposed releases to avoid a coronavirus outbreak in correctional facilities.
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Hawaii Prison Plan For COVID-19 Emphasizes Hygiene Over Inmate Releases
The state says that, despite overcrowding, there will be room to isolate sick inmates.
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Hawaii Prosecutors Retool Policies To Avoid Filling Up Jails During Pandemic
One prosecutor — Justin Kollar of Kauai — has signed on to a national initiative to release some low level offenders not considered a threat to the community.
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Will There Be A New Oahu Jail? The Legislature Has Varying Answers
The Oahu Community Correctional Center continues to present a dilemma for lawmakers.
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Hawaii Prison Reformers Call For New Approach To Guard Training
An overhaul of the training program is competing with many other priorities.
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Lawsuit: Guards Had Suicidal Inmate Cuffed, Let Him Bleed To Death
A wrongful death lawsuit alleges that guards at Kulani Correctional Facility failed to render aid to a dying inmate and that it only came to light when another inmate came forward.