STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1376-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   S.C.R. No. 172

      S.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Public Safety, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 172, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE HAWAII PAROLING AUTHORITY TO IDENTIFY UP TO FIVE HUNDRED NON-VIOLENT INMATES WHO COULD BE INVOLVED IN A DAY REPORTING CENTER, BE MONITORED VIA TWENTY-FOUR HOUR/SEVEN DAYS A WEEK GPS ELECTRONIC MONITORING, BE INCLUDED IN AN EXTENDED WORK FURLOUGH PROGRAM, AND/OR BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN EARLY RELEASE PROGRAM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the Department of Public Safety (PSD) and the Hawaii Paroling Authority (HPA) to identify up to 500 non-violent inmates who could be involved in a day reporting center, be monitored via 24-hour/seven days a week GPS electronic monitoring, be included in an extended work furlough program, and/or be eligible for an early release program.

     The Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii, Community Alliance on Prisons, and several concerned individuals testified in support of this concurrent resolution.  PSD and HPA opposed this measure.  Hawaii Substance Abuse Coalition provided comments.

     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 S.C.R. No. 172, S.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

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

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FAYE HANOHANO, Chair