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HI HCR158

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Passed

4/26/2017

Primary Sponsor

Della au Belatti

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Department of Public Safety is encouraged to continue and expand structured, community-based work furlough programs for female inmates transitioning back into society

  • As of November 2014, 665 women were under Department of Public Safety custody, with incarceration costs at $134 per day per inmate

  • Ka Hale Ho ala Hou No Na Wahine, an Oahu-based women's community work furlough program using gender-responsive and trauma-informed practices, achieved an 82.4 percent success rate with participants remaining free from prison two years after release

  • Community-based work furlough programs reduce recidivism, decrease incarceration costs, and address reentry challenges, particularly for Native Hawaiian women who comprise over 44 percent of the female incarcerated population

  • Certified copies of the resolution shall be transmitted to the Governor and Director of Public Safety

Legislative Description

Encouraging The Continuation And Expansion Of Community-based Work Furlough Programs To Assist Female Inmates Transition Back Into Society.

Transitional programs for incarcerated women.

Last Action

Resolution adopted in final form.

5/5/2017

Committee Referrals

Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs4/7/2017
Judiciary3/29/2017
Public Safety3/14/2017

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