Critics Say Hawaii Prisons Are Failing To Help Released Inmates
Wednesday, May 20Hawaii Prosecutors Want COVID-19 Inmate Releases Stopped
Prison Commission Demands Answers On COVID-19 At Arizona Prison
Hawaii Prisoners Still Packed Into Arizona Prison Despite Virus Concerns
Thursday, April 9Special Master Recommends No Blanket Release Of Hawaii Inmates
Thursday, April 2Special Master Appointed To Recommend On COVID-19 Jail Releases
Public Defender’s Office Wants Hundreds More Hawaii Inmates Released
Thursday, March 26Hawaii Prison Plan For COVID-19 Emphasizes Hygiene Over Inmate Releases
Monday, March 23Hawaii Prosecutors Retool Policies To Avoid Filling Up Jails During Pandemic
Will There Be A New Oahu Jail? The Legislature Has Varying Answers
Monday, February 10Hawaii Prison Reformers Call For New Approach To Guard Training
Lawsuit: Guards Had Suicidal Inmate Cuffed, Let Him Bleed To Death
Thursday, January 16New Prison Oversight Commission Has A Full Plate
Wednesday, January 15Three Hawaii Correctional Facilities Ban Contact Visits Despite Potential Benefits
Monday, January 13Public Safety Department Wants 15 More Guards But Can’t Fill Vacancies
A Baking Job Helped A Federal Offender Transform Her Life After Prison
Thursday, December 12Critics: New Hawaii Prison Commissioners Too Connected To Long-Troubled System
SLIDESHOW: Inside Hawaii’s Prisons And Jails
New Oahu Jail Project Is Stalling Out Over Lack Of Cash, Community Support
Monday, September 23New Ideas For Transforming Hawaii’s Prisons
Friday, September 13ACLU: Hawaii Needs Fewer People In Prison, More Treatment Programs
Tuesday, September 3New Prison Oversight Commission Is Off To A Slow Start
Maui Riot Just The Latest Sign Of Trouble In State’s Overcrowded Jails
Thursday, March 1421 Maui Inmates Transferred to Halawa After Riot
Tuesday, March 5Hawaii Prisons: ‘You Can’t Have A System Policing Itself’
Monday, March 4The Roadblocks Are Rising For Much-Touted Bail Reform
Bringing The Right To Vote Behind Bars
Friday, February 22Hawaii Could Really Use This Federal Prison That Has Plenty Of Empty Cells
Thursday, February 14Lawmakers: Release Information When A Prisoner Dies
Thursday, February 7‘It’s A Crime’: Will Legislature Fix Hawaii’s Broken Bail System?
Monday, February 4Looks Like We’ll Still Be Using Private Prisons On The Mainland For A While
Bail Reform Could Get Serious Consideration From Legislature
Friday, January 4Task Force Criticizes ‘Punitive Mentality’ Of Hawaii Criminal Justice System
Hawaii’s Bail System Keeps Poor People In Jail Longer — So Where’s The Fix?
Why Gov. Ige’s Plan For A New Oahu Jail May Be Premature
New $525 Million State Jail Slated For Halawa
Nevada’s ‘Most Dangerous’ Inmates Move In With Hawaii Prisoners
Wednesday, November 8‘Preferred’ Jail Site Currently Houses Animal Quarantine Station
Overcrowding May Have Sparked Attack On Oahu Jail Guards
Monday, October 2The Disturbing State Of Mental Health Care In Hawaii’s Prisons
No Relief In Sight For High Cost Of Prison Phone Calls
Inmate Deaths Leave Families, Advocates Searching For Answers
Hawaii’s Inaction On Replacing Jail Is A Victory For Justice Reformers
Hawaii Set To Roll Back Nation’s Toughest Drug Paraphernalia Laws
Bill Clamps Down On State’s Habit Of Segregating Inmates
Monday, February 6Settlement Protects Religious Rights For Hawaiian Prisoners
Thursday, February 2New Oahu Jail Will Cost Hundreds Of Millions
No Quick Fixes For Prison Overcrowding In Governor’s Budget
How Hawaii’s Prisoners Are Ending Up In Facilities All Over The Country
Tuesday, January 10ACLU Calls For Federal Probe Of Hawaii Prison Conditions
Do Hawaii Prisons Overuse Solitary Confinement?
Other States Are Shrinking Prison Populations — Why Not Hawaii?
Thursday, November 3Private Prison Operator Sees A Financially Healthy Future
Hawaii Prison Officials Say It Will Cost $23,000 For Public Records
Friday, October 21Oahu’s Inmates Are Facing Some Seriously ‘Inhumane’ Conditions
Thursday, October 13Hawaii Finds Itself Stuck As Others Abandon For-Profit Prisons
Wednesday, October 5What To Do About Oahu’s Crumbling Correctional Center
Only 215 Hawaii Prisoners Were Tested For Valley Fever In Arizona
Monday, September 26Group Wants To Suspend Hawaii’s Effort To Build A New Jail
Thursday, September 8New Visitation Policy For OCCC Inmates
Tuesday, September 6Hawaii Prison Contractor Executives Were Convicted Of Fraud And Bribery
Secret Deals: Prison Operator Is Mum On Hawaii Court Cases
Friday, August 19Justice Department Will Stop Using Private Prisons
Wednesday, August 3Arizona Prison Is Not Reporting Disease Cases To Health Agency
Tuesday, August 2Hawaii Re-Ups With Arizona Prison For $45 Million Per Year
Valley Fever Risk Won’t Slow Flow Of Hawaii Prisoners To Arizona
Wednesday, July 13Why Hawaii Has A Double Standard On Isolating Prisoners
Tuesday, July 5Hawaii Extends Negotiation On New Private Prison Contract
A Deadly Dust Is Plaguing Hawaii Prisoners In Arizona
Monday, June 20Hawaii Doesn’t Know If Prisoners Sent To Mainland Are Likelier To Reoffend
Thursday, June 2Is Hawaii Doing Enough to Protect Transgender Inmates In Prisons?
Is Hawaii Really Saving Millions By Using A Mainland Prison?
Wednesday, May 18Hawaii Keeps Secret What Happens In Its Private Prison
Monday, May 9Criminal Justice Reform Fails To Get Much Legislative Love
Monday, May 2Experts: Act Now To Improve The Contract With An Arizona Prison
Lawmakers Fail To Cut A Deal To Rebuild Hawaii’s Oldest Jail
CCA Submits The Only Bid For Hawaii’s Private Prison Contract
Monday, April 25Prison Officials Quietly Move To Extend An Out-Of-State Contract
Friday, April 15Lawsuit Claims Widespread Infringement of Prisoners’ Religious Rights
Tuesday, April 12
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Advocates say they’ve had to take over reentry services for prisoners released because of COVID-19 worries.
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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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An attorney alleges that more than a dozen staff members have COVID-19. CoreCivic says two have tested positive.
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Criminal justice stakeholders have been working to reduce the jail population in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The company that runs Saguaro Correctional Center says proper pandemic protocols are being followed.
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The court also required that motions for release be filed by April 20.
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Work lines are producing 600 to 700 masks per day, the department says.
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Special Master Dan Foley filed an interim report with the Supreme Court Thursday saying the process should involve judges.
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Meanwhile, one person at the Oahu jail is being tested for COVID-19 with results still pending.
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The Supreme Court is considering the proposed releases to avoid a coronavirus outbreak in correctional facilities.
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The state says that, despite overcrowding, there will be room to isolate sick inmates.
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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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