STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1518

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.C.R. No. 216

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Public Safety, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 216 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO UNDERTAKE A FEASIBILITY STUDY RELATED TO INMATE RE-INTEGRATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to help community reentry outcomes for inmates being released by requesting that the Department of Public Safety (PSD) study the feasibility of:

     (1)  Mandating all inmates to participate in in-facility programs, including workline programs; and

     (2)  Increasing the scope and number of workline programs it currently operates at its prison and jail facilities.

     The Community Alliance on Prisons supported this concurrent resolution.  PSD opposed this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 216 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety,

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FAYE HANOHANO, Chair