STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1400

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.C.R. No. 157

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Public Safety, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 157 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE CORRECTIONAL JUSTICE TASK FORCE CONTINUE ITS STUDY OF EFFECTIVE INCARCERATION POLICIES TO REDUCE THE INMATE POPULATION, LOWER RECIDIVISM, AND IMPROVE HAWAII'S CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Correctional Justice Task Force to continue its study of effective incarceration policies to reduce the inmate population, lower recidivism, and improve Hawaii's correctional system as specified in House Concurrent Resolution No. 85, S.D. 1 (2016).

The Judiciary, Department of Public Safety, Hawaii Paroling Authority, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, The CHOW Project, MADD Hawaii, Mindful Hawaii, Hawaii Friends of Restorative Justice, Community Alliance on Prisons, and many concerned individuals supported this measure.  The Legislative Reference Bureau and Crime Victim Compensation Commission offered comments.   

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its title and purpose to request the Correctional Justice Task Force to continue its study of effective incarceration policies to reduce the detainee and inmate population while preserving public safety, lower recidivism, and improve Hawaii's correctional system as specified in House Concurrent Resolution No. 85, S.D. 1 (2016).

     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. 157, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Judiciary in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 157, H.D. 1.

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

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GREGG TAKAYAMA, Chair