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.
24 inmates will be released from OCCC as state seeks to relieve overcrowding at facility
The first wave of inmates will be released into the community on Wednesday as the state works to control the spread of COVID-19 at Oʻahu Community Correctional Center.
About 40 percent of Oʻahu Community Correctional Center inmates tested for coronavirus are positive
Four out of every 10 Oʻahu Community Correctional Center inmates tested for COVID-19 have received positive results since mass testing began at the Kalihi facility a week ago.
Honolulu mayor: Prison may be ‘safest place’ to ride out COVID-19
Mayor Kirk Caldwell’s comments contradict the CDC and the experience of correctional facilities across the country where coronavirus is spreading rapidly.
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.
Hawaiʻi officials looking to reduce jail populations to limit COVID-19 spread
Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald instructed some Hawaiʻi judges on Tuesday to identify inmates who can be released in an attempt to limit the spread of coronavirus.