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Hawaii Supreme Court Ends Pandemic-Related Early Prisoner Release
As state and local governments across the United States ease pandemic-related restrictions, the Supreme Court of the State of Hawaii has decided to end a program that allowed for the release of low-level inmates early in hopes of controlling the spread of COVID-19 in the Aloha State’s detention facilities.
The three-page ruling ending judicial oversight of the jails came on April 16. The vote was 4–1.
The order also ended the temporary prohibition on judges imposing bail on defendants charged with certain low-level offenses.
Concerned about a viral breakout at Oahu Community Correctional Center, the Office of the Public Defender filed a petition with the court Aug. 12, 2020, seeking the expedited release of certain categories of inmates at Hawaii’s community correctional centers and facilities. At that time, “the pandemic’s trajectory remained uncertain and vaccinations were not available.”
Hawaii To Get A Much Smaller Supply Of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine - Honolulu Civil Beat
Despite the setback, state health officials say appointments are still widely available at retail pharmacies. Reading time: 6 minutes.
The supply of Johnson & Johnson vaccines to Hawaii is expected to decrease over the next two weeks, state health officials said Friday.
About 21,300 doses are expected by the end of this week, but only 2,600 of the one-dose shot are scheduled to arrive next week, DOH Spokesman Brooks Baehr told Civil Beat.
Still, the state was on track to get a record 90,080 vaccine doses this week from all manufacturers.