October 2021
Thursday, October 21Hawaii Prisons Are Finally Moving Forward With An ID Program For Inmates
July 2020
Thursday, July 9Hawaii Prison Oversight Commission: ‘Maybe We’ve Been Forgotten’
May 2020
Saturday, May 23Critics Say Hawaii Prisons Are Failing To Help Released Inmates
Wednesday, May 20Hawaii Prosecutors Want COVID-19 Inmate Releases Stopped
Prison Commission Demands Answers On COVID-19 At Arizona Prison
April 2020
Monday, April 20Hawaii Prisoners Still Packed Into Arizona Prison Despite Virus Concerns
Thursday, April 9Special Master Recommends No Blanket Release Of Hawaii Inmates
Thursday, April 2Special Master Appointed To Recommend On COVID-19 Jail Releases
March 2020
Tuesday, March 31Public Defender’s Office Wants Hundreds More Hawaii Inmates Released
Thursday, March 26Hawaii Prison Plan For COVID-19 Emphasizes Hygiene Over Inmate Releases
Monday, March 23Hawaii Prosecutors Retool Policies To Avoid Filling Up Jails During Pandemic
February 2020
Wednesday, February 12Will There Be A New Oahu Jail? The Legislature Has Varying Answers
Monday, February 10Hawaii Prison Reformers Call For New Approach To Guard Training
January 2020
Friday, January 24Lawsuit: Guards Had Suicidal Inmate Cuffed, Let Him Bleed To Death
Thursday, January 16New Prison Oversight Commission Has A Full Plate
Wednesday, January 15Three Hawaii Correctional Facilities Ban Contact Visits Despite Potential Benefits
Monday, January 13Public Safety Department Wants 15 More Guards But Can’t Fill Vacancies
December 2019
Tuesday, December 24A Baking Job Helped A Federal Offender Transform Her Life After Prison
Thursday, December 12Critics: New Hawaii Prison Commissioners Too Connected To Long-Troubled System
November 2019
Tuesday, November 26SLIDESHOW: Inside Hawaii’s Prisons And Jails
September 2019
Monday, September 30New Oahu Jail Project Is Stalling Out Over Lack Of Cash, Community Support
Monday, September 23New Ideas For Transforming Hawaii’s Prisons
Friday, September 13ACLU: Hawaii Needs Fewer People In Prison, More Treatment Programs
Tuesday, September 3New Prison Oversight Commission Is Off To A Slow Start
March 2019
Friday, March 15Maui Riot Just The Latest Sign Of Trouble In State’s Overcrowded Jails
Thursday, March 1421 Maui Inmates Transferred to Halawa After Riot
Tuesday, March 5Hawaii Prisons: ‘You Can’t Have A System Policing Itself’
Monday, March 4The Roadblocks Are Rising For Much-Touted Bail Reform
February 2019
Tuesday, February 26Bringing The Right To Vote Behind Bars
Friday, February 22Hawaii Could Really Use This Federal Prison That Has Plenty Of Empty Cells
Thursday, February 14Lawmakers: Release Information When A Prisoner Dies
Thursday, February 7‘It’s A Crime’: Will Legislature Fix Hawaii’s Broken Bail System?
Monday, February 4Looks Like We’ll Still Be Using Private Prisons On The Mainland For A While
January 2019
Tuesday, January 22Bail Reform Could Get Serious Consideration From Legislature
Friday, January 4Task Force Criticizes ‘Punitive Mentality’ Of Hawaii Criminal Justice System
October 2018
Monday, October 8Hawaii’s Bail System Keeps Poor People In Jail Longer — So Where’s The Fix?
September 2018
Monday, September 10Why Gov. Ige’s Plan For A New Oahu Jail May Be Premature
August 2018
Tuesday, August 28New $525 Million State Jail Slated For Halawa
November 2017
Tuesday, November 14Nevada’s ‘Most Dangerous’ Inmates Move In With Hawaii Prisoners
Wednesday, November 8‘Preferred’ Jail Site Currently Houses Animal Quarantine Station
October 2017
Tuesday, October 3Overcrowding May Have Sparked Attack On Oahu Jail Guards
Monday, October 2The Disturbing State Of Mental Health Care In Hawaii’s Prisons
July 2017
Friday, July 14No Relief In Sight For High Cost Of Prison Phone Calls
June 2017
Wednesday, June 21Inmate Deaths Leave Families, Advocates Searching For Answers
May 2017
Tuesday, May 9Hawaii’s Inaction On Replacing Jail Is A Victory For Justice Reformers
April 2017
Wednesday, April 12Hawaii Set To Roll Back Nation’s Toughest Drug Paraphernalia Laws
February 2017
Friday, February 24Bill Clamps Down On State’s Habit Of Segregating Inmates
Monday, February 6Settlement Protects Religious Rights For Hawaiian Prisoners
Thursday, February 2New Oahu Jail Will Cost Hundreds Of Millions
January 2017
Thursday, January 12No Quick Fixes For Prison Overcrowding In Governor’s Budget
How Hawaii’s Prisoners Are Ending Up In Facilities All Over The Country
Tuesday, January 10ACLU Calls For Federal Probe Of Hawaii Prison Conditions
December 2016
Thursday, December 22Do Hawaii Prisons Overuse Solitary Confinement?
November 2016
Monday, November 21Other States Are Shrinking Prison Populations — Why Not Hawaii?
Thursday, November 3Private Prison Operator Sees A Financially Healthy Future
October 2016
Monday, October 31Hawaii Prison Officials Say It Will Cost $23,000 For Public Records
Friday, October 21Oahu’s Inmates Are Facing Some Seriously ‘Inhumane’ Conditions
Thursday, October 13Hawaii Finds Itself Stuck As Others Abandon For-Profit Prisons
Wednesday, October 5What To Do About Oahu’s Crumbling Correctional Center
September 2016
Tuesday, September 27Only 215 Hawaii Prisoners Were Tested For Valley Fever In Arizona
Monday, September 26Group Wants To Suspend Hawaii’s Effort To Build A New Jail
Thursday, September 8New Visitation Policy For OCCC Inmates
Tuesday, September 6Hawaii Prison Contractor Executives Were Convicted Of Fraud And Bribery
August 2016
Monday, August 29Secret Deals: Prison Operator Is Mum On Hawaii Court Cases
Friday, August 19Justice Department Will Stop Using Private Prisons
Wednesday, August 3Arizona Prison Is Not Reporting Disease Cases To Health Agency
Tuesday, August 2Hawaii Re-Ups With Arizona Prison For $45 Million Per Year
July 2016
Friday, July 22Valley Fever Risk Won’t Slow Flow Of Hawaii Prisoners To Arizona
Wednesday, July 13Why Hawaii Has A Double Standard On Isolating Prisoners
Tuesday, July 5Hawaii Extends Negotiation On New Private Prison Contract
June 2016
Monday, June 27A Deadly Dust Is Plaguing Hawaii Prisoners In Arizona
Monday, June 20Hawaii Doesn’t Know If Prisoners Sent To Mainland Are Likelier To Reoffend
Thursday, June 2Is Hawaii Doing Enough to Protect Transgender Inmates In Prisons?
May 2016
Wednesday, May 25Is Hawaii Really Saving Millions By Using A Mainland Prison?
Wednesday, May 18Hawaii Keeps Secret What Happens In Its Private Prison
Monday, May 9Criminal Justice Reform Fails To Get Much Legislative Love
Monday, May 2Experts: Act Now To Improve The Contract With An Arizona Prison
April 2016
Friday, April 29Lawmakers Fail To Cut A Deal To Rebuild Hawaii’s Oldest Jail
CCA Submits The Only Bid For Hawaii’s Private Prison Contract
Monday, April 25Prison Officials Quietly Move To Extend An Out-Of-State Contract
Friday, April 15Lawsuit Claims Widespread Infringement of Prisoners’ Religious Rights
Tuesday, April 12
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
Hawaii Prisons Are Finally Moving Forward With An ID Program For Inmates
A law passed in 2017 required the state to provide convicts with identification upon release to help them manage on the outside.
Yoohyun Jung/Civil Beat/2020
Hawaii Prison Oversight Commission: ‘Maybe We’ve Been Forgotten’
Commissioners say the state is stalling the hiring process of a director, while pushing forward to pursue a public-private partnership for a new Oahu jail complex.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Oahu Jail Guard Charged With Smuggling Drugs Into Jail
The charges were announced Thursday, a day after the corrections officer was searched at the Oahu Community Correctional Center.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019
Critics Say Hawaii Prisons Are Failing To Help Released Inmates
Advocates say they’ve had to take over reentry services for prisoners released because of COVID-19 worries.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Hawaii Prosecutors Want COVID-19 Inmate Releases Stopped
The state has released more than 800 inmates since early March. Three county prosecutors say the public safety risk outweighs COVID-19 dangers.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016
Prison Commission Demands Answers On COVID-19 At Arizona Prison
An attorney alleges that more than a dozen staff members have COVID-19. CoreCivic says two have tested positive.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Hawaii Jails Have Released More Than 800 Inmates Since March
Criminal justice stakeholders have been working to reduce the jail population in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016
Hawaii Prisoners Still Packed Into Arizona Prison Despite Virus Concerns
The company that runs Saguaro Correctional Center says proper pandemic protocols are being followed.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019
Hawaii Supreme Court: Inmate Release To Be Considered By Judges
The court also required that motions for release be filed by April 20.