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February 10, 2012: Hawaii leaders today released a report on how to reduce corrections and increase public safety.
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12/27/2011 – Honolulu Star Advertiser: “High-risk inmates freed at rising rate,” by Rob Perez
“Hawaii inmates considered at high risk for committing new offenses increasingly have been released from prison without any supervision—a trend that experts say is not only out of sync with national practices, but increases the safety risk to the public.”
12/18/2011 – Honolulu Star Advertiser: “Inefficiency keeps space at a premium in Hawaii prisons,” by Rob Perez
“Inefficiencies in Hawaii’s criminal justice system over the past five years have contributed to a serious prison overcrowding problem and played a part in the need to incarcerate hundreds of inmates on the mainland, according to a landmark study on the system and interviews with correctional experts.”
06/29/2011 – Honolulu Star Advertiser: “State to examine inmate return policy,” by Derrick DePledge
“Hawaii is preparing a data-driven look inside the criminal justice system to help determine whether the state can stop sending prisoners to mainland prisons.”
06/29/2011 – Hawaii News Now: “State tackles prison problems,” by Brooks Baehr
“It’s no secret. Hawaii’s prisons have problems. ... Tuesday Governor Neil Abercrombie announced an ambitious effort to cut cost while reducing the number of inmates being sent to the mainland, lowering recidivism, and preventing crime.”
01/26/2011 – Honolulu Star Advertiser: “State should reduce reliance on incarceration,” by Marilyn Brown
“Hawaii has both the capacity and the motivation to reprioritize prison dollars toward a sound correctional strategy. We should also take advantage, as have nearly a dozen states, of technical assistance for “Justice Reinvestment” policies. As a Justice Reinvestment site, our state would receive technical assistance to generate correctional savings that can be reinvested into more effective approaches to public safety.”