S.R. No. 18 Summary

• Requests the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to collaborate with the Department of Transportation to use inmate work furlough programs for state roadway and highway maintenance.

• Cites Hawaii's recidivism rate of over 50 percent and identifies work furlough programs as beneficial for inmate rehabilitation by providing job seeking, financial stability, social connections, and housing opportunities.

• Work furlough programs target eligible inmates deemed to pose minimal risk to local communities, allowing them to develop employment skills prior to release from incarceration.

• Addresses the need for robust workforce support in highway maintenance including pothole management and vegetation control to sustain safer roadways.

• Directs certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to the Director of Corrections and Rehabilitation and Director of Transportation.