George Shimabuku, 84, is one of four Hawaii prisoners serving time in Arizona who died with the disease.
Inmates and staff at correctional facilities are being infected at a higher rate than anyone else.
George Shimabuku was convicted of three killings, including a shooting inside the Oahu prison in 1967.
Shifts in the Oahu jail population suggest the state should reconsider the size of the new facility.
So far 169 inmates have tested positive for the coronavirus at the state’s largest prison.
So far at least 89 inmates and staff members have been infected at Halawa Correctional Facility.
There are now a total of 20 active staff and inmate COVID-19 cases at the state’s largest prison.
More than half of the 1,079 Hawaii prisoners at Saguaro have tested positive for COVID-19. Three who had the disease have died.
UPDATED. More than half of the state’s inmates serving time at the Arizona facility were infected, and one inmate was confirmed to have died Tuesday.
Shifts in the Oahu jail population suggest the state should reconsider the size of the new facility.
So far 169 inmates have tested positive for the coronavirus at the state’s largest prison.
So far at least 89 inmates and staff members have been infected at Halawa Correctional Facility.
There are now a total of 20 active staff and inmate COVID-19 cases at the state’s largest prison.
More than half of the 1,079 Hawaii prisoners at Saguaro have tested positive for COVID-19. Three who had the disease have died.
UPDATED. More than half of the state’s inmates serving time at the Arizona facility were infected, and one inmate was confirmed to have died Tuesday.
An inmate from Hawaii was found dead in his bunk Thursday, but it is not known if he had the virus.
A judge in Northern California decided the U.S. Treasury cannot block prisoners from claiming the payments.
Mass testing of 1,011 Hawaii inmates at Saguaro was completed Thursday.
