incarceration

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The Hawai?i Supreme Court will hear arguments today on a potential second round of inmate releases at an O?ahu jail, where more than 80 inmates have…

The transition from incarceration back into society has always been a challenge for Hawai?i?s criminal justice system. Over the course of two months, the…

Diversion programs are an alternative to incarceration. The idea is to divert people away from prisons and into treatment programs. They’re being used in…

For a few hours this week, inmates at Wai?awa Correctional Facility stepped away from prison life. HPR Reporter Ku?uwehi Hiraishi was there and has this…

Today is Civil Liberties and the Constitution Day in Hawai‘i, honoring the birthday of Fred Korematsu, the man who challenged Executive Order 9066 in…

Last weekend the doors at Oahu Community Correctional Center in Kalihi remained closed, leaving prisoners unable to see their family and friends. It’s…