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Poor conditions within prisons and jails are the target of a new class action lawsuit against the state. The lawsuit alleges that unsafe conditions within incarceration facilities contributed to the spread of the coronavirus among inmates and staff.
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COVID-19 has swept through the Hawaii Community Correctional Center on the Big Island. A mass testing effort last week brought active cases up to 136 among inmates, along with an additional 11 positive active cases among the staff.
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Overcrowding at a Big Island jail may be cause for concern after more than 150 inmates and staff test positive for COVID-19.
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HILO — Three former Big Island jail guards pleaded not guilty to charges of assaulting an inmate and lying about it, Hawaii Tribune-Herald reported…
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HILO — Hawaii state officials have announced plans to expand the Big Island’s only jail by adding a new $12.8 million medium-security building amid…