UPDATED 4/15/19: The men fled the facility in the early morning. One later turned himself in to authorities.
UPDATED: A Senate committee harshly criticized Nolan Espinda’s leadership of Hawaii’s prisons and the Sheriff Division.
Committee members grow frustrated during a second hearing on the renomination of Nolan Espinda as director of the Department of Public Safety.
Several criminal justice measures are still alive and will likely be hashed out in Senate-House conference committees.
A total of 37 prisoners were flown to Oahu after their suspected involvement in the disturbance, but five have been returned to Maui.
Hawaii officials are struggling to find the hundreds of millions of dollars in state money needed for a new correctional facility.
A House bill sought to save money and lessen overcrowding in state facilities by pushing to acquire the Federal Detention Center.
One key bill is dead but lawmakers should still act on other legislation that could improve our jam-packed, aging correctional facilities.
Nolan Espinda’s work record will be the subject of a public hearing, and he’s also expected to meet with Senate Democrats next week.
Several criminal justice measures are still alive and will likely be hashed out in Senate-House conference committees.
A total of 37 prisoners were flown to Oahu after their suspected involvement in the disturbance, but five have been returned to Maui.
Hawaii officials are struggling to find the hundreds of millions of dollars in state money needed for a new correctional facility.
A House bill sought to save money and lessen overcrowding in state facilities by pushing to acquire the Federal Detention Center.
One key bill is dead but lawmakers should still act on other legislation that could improve our jam-packed, aging correctional facilities.
Nolan Espinda’s work record will be the subject of a public hearing, and he’s also expected to meet with Senate Democrats next week.
A bill to establish an independent commission to oversee the state’s jails and prisons clears the House and heads to the Senate.
Despite passing the Hawaii House with unanimous support, the bill may face a rockier time in the Senate.
Supporters, including the Department of Public Safety, are backing legislation that would make Hawaii one of a handful of states that allow inmates to cast a ballot.
Legislation to negotiate for the acquisition of the Federal Detention Center is moving rapidly through the Legislature, but the idea still faces big obstacles.
As the death toll mounts for inmates in custody, legislators push bills to force disclosure of information.
Nolan Espinda’s renomination to run the state’s prisons and jails is reported to be in peril.
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