HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE

INTERIM OF 2020

 

COMMITTEE ON CORRECTIONS, MILITARY, & VETERANS

Rep. Takashi Ohno, Chair

Rep. Sonny Ganaden, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Patrick Pihana Branco

Rep. Dee Morikawa

Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi

Rep. David A. Tarnas

Rep. Sam Satoru Kong

Rep. Bob McDermott

 

NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

 

DATE:

Thursday, January 14, 2021

TIME:

2 p.m.

PLACE:

Via Videoconference

 

A G E N D A

 

THE STATE CAPITOL IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC DURING THE ONGOING COVID-19 EPIDEMIC

Please note that the committee members will participate remotely via videoconference.

Click here for the live stream of this meeting.

Closed captioning will be provided.

 

 

The purpose of this informational briefing is for the Department of Public Safety to update the committee on the early release of inmates due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, including recidivism statistics of released inmates, impacts to Saguaro Correctional Center prison transfers, and health and safety protocols for individuals exiting or entering the prison system.

 

  1. REPORTS
    1. Hawaii State Department of Public Safety
      Director Max Otani

30 minutes

    1. Hawaii State Judiciary

First Circuit Judge Matthew Viola;

First Circuit Deputy Chief Court Administrator Dwight Sakai;

Criminal Justice Research Institute Director Erin Harbinson, Ph.D.

30 minutes

  1. QUESTION AND ANSWER
    30 minutes

  2. CLOSING

 

No public testimony will be accepted.

 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the informational briefing  (i.e., sign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at (808) 586-9415 to make a request for arrangements at least 24 hours prior to the briefing.  Prompt requests help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.

 

For further information, please call the Committee Clerk at (808) 586-9415.

 

 

 

 

 

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Rep. Takashi Ohno

Chair

 

 

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Rep. Scott K. Saiki

Speaker of the House