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61 New COVID-19 Cases at Hawai‘i Community Correctional Center in Hilo

The 61 new cases brings the total positive count among inmates at the facility to 71. There’s also one staff member that tested positive.

Hawai‘i Correctional Facilities Suspend Inmate Personal Visits

Effective today, March 13, 2020, and until further notice, all correctional facilities in Hawaiʻi will suspend inmate personal visits. At this point this action does not impact the continuation of other scheduled official and attorney visits.

Speaker Souki Calls for Support of Rail, Traffic Mitigation, Jail Reform

In his speech, Souki also supported making needed changes to our public education system and completing the privatization of Maui’s public hospitals.

ACLU Files Complaint Over Conditions in Hawaiʻi Jails and Prisons

ACLU has filed a complaint requesting a federal investigation into what they are calling “unconstitutional conditions” & “overcrowding” in Hawai‘i jails.

Strategy to Return Inmates to Hawaii to be Discussed

A Senate committee will discuss strategies today at returning inmates to Hawaii from mainland prisons. The presentation will be led by the state Department of Public Safety and members of the Abercrombie Administration.