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Gov. Josh Green has officially named a director for every state department. Most nominees have decades of experience in related government agencies, while a handful of people come from the private sector.
Something must be done about Hawaii's overcrowded and run-down jails, or the courts may finally force the state to act.
The ruling comes in a case brought by Civil Beat to force the state to reveal the names and details of people who die in jail and prison.
Correctional facilities across Hawaiʻi face staffing shortages and oftentimes, overpopulation. HPR’s Sabrina Bodon reports on the state’s audit into staffing, and how low staffing is being handled at Oʻahu Community Correctional Center.
Three former correctional officers at the Hawaiʻi Community Correctional Center were found guilty for assaulting an inmate. Jason Tagaloa, Craig Pinkney, and Jonathan Taum were convicted after a three-week trial last week. A fourth officer, Jordan DeMattos, previously pleaded guilty for his role in the assault.