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.

Off to a slow start, the new commissioners say they want to take a wide-ranging look at the entire criminal justice system.

Studies suggest non-contact visits can be harmful for families, especially children.

Some members of the House Finance Committee want to know how the new positions can be justified.

A Honolulu nonprofit’s support was essential to turning Kellyn Cabral’s life around, she says.

The new state commission is supposed to bring a new vision for prisons. But it’s made up of people who have been part of the problem.

Civil Beat reporter Yoohyun Jung and photographer Cory Lum visited six state correctional facilities last week. No surprise, the facilities are overcrowded and seriously in need of repair.

OCCC has a five-year master plan, but it’s unclear when the five-year period starts or ends, and nobody wants to pay for it. 

From alternatives to incarceration to storytelling to more legal action, experts on law and justice have plenty of thoughts on improving Hawaii’s system.

A new “Smart Justice” report argues the public would be safer if people got help instead of punishment.

Mike Town, who retired in 2010, was appointed by Senate President Ron Kouchi.

Reforming Hawaii’s aging and overcrowded prisons was a notable accomplishment of the 2019 Legislature. So what’s happened?