Bad Prison Policy Risks Community Safety in Hawai’i
The state of Hawai‘i’s current prison polices risk the safety of our community and waste scarce public resources. The decision to close Kulani prison is a case in point. Hawai‘i’s Republican governor Linda Lingle and her prison administration are closing Kulani prison, which focuses on treatment and rehabilitation. At the same time the administration gives $50 million a year to the private prison company Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) to imprison people thousands of miles…