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HI HCR158
Concurrent Resolution
Status
4/26/2017
Primary Sponsor
Della au Belatti
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AI Summary
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Department of Public Safety is encouraged to continue and expand structured, community-based work furlough programs for female inmates transitioning back into society
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As of November 2014, 665 women were under Department of Public Safety custody, with incarceration costs at $134 per day per inmate
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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
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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
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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