STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1094

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   S.B. No. 1357

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 1357, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to help Hawaii inmates housed in mainland prisons successfully transition back to Hawaii by requiring the Department of Public Safety (PSD) to develop a master plan for their return that includes, among other things, increasing prison space and intervention and rehabilitation programs.

     The Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii, The Drug Policy Action Group, The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii, Community Alliance on Prisons, United Public Workers, AFSCME, Local 646, AFL-CIO, and several concerned individuals supported this bill.  PSD supported the intent of this bill.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Adding that the master plan should consider the planning, designing, and construction of new facilities in Hawaii; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1357, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1357, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs,

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HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Chair