HI HB2362

Appropriates funds from general revenues for fiscal year 2020-2021 to purchase the Honolulu Federal Detention Center from the federal government (specific dollar amount left blank in bill text).

Authorizes the Department of Public Safety to use the purchased facility to house state detainees and inmates, relieve overcrowding at state jails and prisons, and eliminate ongoing lease costs for bed space.

Notes that Hawaii's state correctional system is severely overcrowded, holding approximately 5,161 inmates in facilities designed for 2,491, with replacement or refurbishment estimated to cost $1.5-2 billion.

Proposes the acquisition would enable the current Oahu Community Correctional Center site to be vacated and redesignated for non-correctional use.

Takes effect on July 1, 2050.