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HI HR103
Resolution
Status
3/9/2018
Primary Sponsor
Lynn Decoite
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AI Summary
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Urges full implementation of recommendations from the Native Hawaiian Justice Task Force, Pū'uhonua Summit, and Council of State Governments Justice Center to reduce Hawaii's incarcerated population by 25 percent by 2023.
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Directs savings from reduced corrections spending toward strengthening Native Hawaiian communities, citing Hawaii's overrepresentation of Native Hawaiians at every stage of the criminal justice system (24 percent of population but 39 percent of incarcerated persons).
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Requests the Department of Public Safety consider comprehensive criminal justice reform when building a replacement facility for the O'ahu Community Correctional Center.
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Notes Hawaii's incarcerated population increased 1,357 percent from 1977 to 2015 (398 to 5,800 prisoners) and that the state spends an average of $50,000 annually per incarcerated person.
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References Justice Center projections that full implementation of their recommendations could save over $150,000,000 by fiscal year 2018 and allow $42,000,000 reinvestment in rehabilitation and recidivism reduction programs.
Legislative Description
Urging The Full Implementation Of Recommendations From The Native Hawaiian Task Force, Puuhonua Summit, And Justice Center As A Comprehensive Criminal Justice Reform To Reduce The Incarcerated Population, Including The Native Hawaiian Incarcerated Population, By Twenty-five Percent By 2023.
Native Hawaiians
Last Action
Referred to OMH/PBS, FIN, referral sheet 39
3/13/2018