Post by Logan on Mar 16, 2016 16:20:00 GMT -6
Lawmakers consider releasing hundreds of inmates to ease overcrowded jails
Hundreds of Hawaii inmates could be released from jail to help ease overcrowding issues.
That’s if a bill making its way through the State Legislature becomes law.
House Bill 2391 would give the director of the Department of Public Safety power to release pre-trial or sentenced inmates, along with those who cannot make bail and who commit the lowest level of crimes or misdemeanors.
So what type of inmates could this include, and how many?
We found out the state is close to being threatened or named as a party in a lawsuit based on overcrowded conditions at its jails, so it wants to take a proactive approach to address overcrowding by releasing inmates.
Read more: www.staradvertiser.com/hawaii-news/lawmakers-consider-releasing-nonviolent-offenders-early-to-ease-overcrowding/
Hundreds of Hawaii inmates could be released from jail to help ease overcrowding issues.
That’s if a bill making its way through the State Legislature becomes law.
House Bill 2391 would give the director of the Department of Public Safety power to release pre-trial or sentenced inmates, along with those who cannot make bail and who commit the lowest level of crimes or misdemeanors.
So what type of inmates could this include, and how many?
We found out the state is close to being threatened or named as a party in a lawsuit based on overcrowded conditions at its jails, so it wants to take a proactive approach to address overcrowding by releasing inmates.
Read more: www.staradvertiser.com/hawaii-news/lawmakers-consider-releasing-nonviolent-offenders-early-to-ease-overcrowding/