OCCC is fighting outbreak of more than 100 infections
LEJ’s report, based on extensive review of court filings, court minutes, pleadings filed in individual cases, HPD statistics and media reports, concluded that government officials and the media misinformed the public.
ACLU Hawaiʻi supports public defenders decision to release the incarcerated
The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court issued two series of orders since the start of the pandemic, leading to the safe release of hundreds of incarcerated people from Hawaiʻi prisons and jails.
Public defender’s office wants hundreds more Hawaiʻi inmates released
The Supreme Court is considering the proposed releases to avoid a coronavirus outbreak in correctional facilities.