STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2875
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: S.C.R. No. 33
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Twenty-Eighth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2016
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 33 entitled:
"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING HAWAII'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO ASSIST THE STATE IN NEGOTIATING WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR THE ACQUISITION OF THE FEDERAL DETENTION CENTER, HONOLULU,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the State's congressional delegation to assist in negotiations with the federal government for the acquisition of the Federal Detention Center, Honolulu (Federal Detention Center).
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from one individual. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from one individual.
Your Committee finds that the Federal Detention Center houses federal and state pre-trial detainees, and sentenced felons who have almost completed their prison terms. The center operates far below its total capacity of 1,200 beds. As Hawaii has struggled for years to find additional capacity for overcrowded jails and prisons, acquisition of the Federal Detention Center will help relieve overcrowding conditions at state facilities and accommodate the return of state inmates who are currently serving terms at out-of-state facilities at a far lower cost than constructing a new facility.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 33 and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Ways and Means.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs,
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________________________________ CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA, Chair |
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