HI SR113

Requests the Corrections Division of the Department of Public Safety and Hawaii Youth Correctional Facilities to submit joint annual reports to the Governor and Legislature no later than 20 days before the Regular Sessions of 2021 and each year thereafter on segregation and solitary confinement practices.

Requires annual reports to include aggregated fiscal year data on the number of individuals in administrative or disciplinary segregation and solitary confinement, reasons for placement, duration of confinement, recidivism rates, and alternatives used to avoid segregation.

Mandates reports include data specifically on vulnerable populations, defined as individuals age 21 or younger, age 65 or older, with mental/physical disabilities, developmental disabilities, sensory impairments, serious medical conditions, pregnancy-related conditions, or who are LGBTQ+.

Requires each report to include a plan and implementation status for ceasing the imposition of solitary confinement on members of vulnerable populations.

Establishes that solitary confinement is defined as confinement of 22 or more hours per day without meaningful human contact, citing international standards including the Nelson Mandela Rules which recommend prohibiting prolonged solitary confinement beyond 15 consecutive days.