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Inmate Who Murdered Japanese Psychic Is Killed In Attack At Halawa Prison

Inmate Who Murdered Japanese Psychic Is Killed In Attack At Halawa Prison

Raita Fukusaku had served almost 30 years for the shooting deaths of a famous Japanese psychic and her son.

Hawaii’s Prison System Confronts ‘A Huge Mental Health Crisis’ Courtesy photo Jonnie Oliveira

Hawaii’s Prison System Confronts ‘A Huge Mental Health Crisis’

Licensed psychologists have been leaving correctional facilities in the state at an alarming rate, which is creating gaps in care.

Tough Choices On Hawaii’s Prisons And Jails Lie Ahead, Official Says Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2020

Tough Choices On Hawaii’s Prisons And Jails Lie Ahead, Official Says

Corrections officials need millions of dollars to maintain aging prisons and jails but say the real solution is to build new jails. That would be even more expensive.

Hawaii Prisons Are Getting New Scanners That Can Detect Drugs Without Opening Mail Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Hawaii Prisons Are Getting New Scanners That Can Detect Drugs Without Opening Mail

Corrections officials invited a vendor to demonstrate new technology for screening prison mail for contraband, and made some surprising discoveries.

Lawyer: Hawaii Prisoner Who Was Stabbed Repeatedly In Arizona Must Be Moved Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016

Lawyer: Hawaii Prisoner Who Was Stabbed Repeatedly In Arizona Must Be Moved

Updated: Myles Breiner says his client fears for his life after being stabbed dozens of times in an attack at the Saguaro Correctional Center. CoreCivic said it has forwarded the concerns to prison leadership for investigation.

ACLU Wants Federal Authorities To Probe Recent Murder, Violence At Arizona Prison Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016

ACLU Wants Federal Authorities To Probe Recent Murder, Violence At Arizona Prison

Hawaii is holding 1,000 prisoners at the Saguaro Correctional Center that had a murder, stabbing and fatal drug overdoses in recent months.

More Details Emerge On Attack Of Hawaii Inmate In An Arizona Prison Cory Lum/Civil Beat

More Details Emerge On Attack Of Hawaii Inmate In An Arizona Prison

Hawaii officials are investigating the possible involvement of Saguaro prison guards in the assault, a lawyer says.

Hawaii Inmates Escape From Their Cells And Attack Another Prisoner In Arizona Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Hawaii Inmates Escape From Their Cells And Attack Another Prisoner In Arizona

A corrections officer was also assaulted in the incident that reportedly occurred in a disciplinary segregation unit at Saguaro Correctional Center.

National Nonprofit Is Spending Millions To Support Hawaii’s Effort To Jail Fewer Teens David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

National Nonprofit Is Spending Millions To Support Hawaii’s Effort To Jail Fewer Teens

Teens need mental health services and mentorship instead of imprisonment, advocates say — strategies that a $20 million grant is bolstering in the state.

Another Maui Jail Project Stalls After Underground Duct Work Is Discovered Bryan Berkowitz/Civil Beat/2020

Another Maui Jail Project Stalls After Underground Duct Work Is Discovered

For years, state officials have been unable to move forward with plans to build an entirely new jail at Puunene. Now, even a modest addition to the existing jail is being delayed.