S.B. 230 Summary

• Requires the Department of Public Safety to determine the number of incarcerated women eligible for community reintegration services.

• Mandates contracting with gender-responsive community service providers to offer family reunification, employment assistance, education opportunities, and housing support.

• Notes that 84% of incarcerated women in Hawaii are classified as nonviolent, with 55.2% of female jail inmates eligible for reintegration services.

• Appropriates unspecified general revenue funds for fiscal year 2011-2012 to identify eligible women and contract with service providers.

• Takes effect on July 1, 2011.