HB1086 Summary

• Separates reentry services from intake service centers within the Department of Public Safety, creating two distinct operational units in each county.

• Requires intake service centers to be located within community correctional centers and staffed with social workers, technicians, and other necessary personnel to screen, evaluate, and classify admissions.

• Assigns reentry services staff to all correctional facilities with a Statewide Reentry Coordinator at headquarters to guide reentry staff and collaborate with other agencies.

• Reentry services will coordinate with county, state, federal, and community organizations to prepare offenders for successful return to society and work with furlough programs, the Hawaii paroling authority, and health care division.

• Specifies that the Department of Public Safety shall not receive additional funding to implement this Act.