David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024
Women Inmates Can Work Out At New Prison Gym
Prison officials hope the exercise room will boost inmates' sense of well-being, telling them it's "a step towards reclaiming your own strength.”
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019
Another Inmate Dies In An Apparent Suicide At Hawaii’s Largest Prison
ACLU of Hawaii calls for an independent review of suicides in state prisons and jails.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
A Suicide At The Oahu Jail Prompts A Lawsuit By The Inmate’s Family
Two lawyers involved in the criminal case against Jimuel Gatioan say they warned the jail he was suicidal before he hanged himself.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017
The Mental Health Crisis In Hawaii’s Prisons: ‘The Suicides Keep Coming’
The latest deaths would make the number of suicides the highest in a single year since 2020.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016
Corrections Officials Deny Prison Water Made Hawaii Inmates Sick
But in an "abundance of caution," water filters have been ordered for housing units in Arizona where Hawaii prisoners are held.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016
Contaminated Water Reports Prompt ACLU To Request Tests At Arizona Prison
About 1,000 Hawaii prisoners are serving time at the privately operated Saguaro Correctional Center, and some inmates there report the water is making them ill.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016
Hawaii Inmate Who Died In An Arizona Prison Is Identified
Soosoo Motu was serving a 10-year sentence for robbery at Saguaro Correctional Center.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016
Hawaii Inmate Dies in An Arizona Prison
Sources say the prisoner killed himself in a disciplinary unit of the privately run facility.
Inmate Who Murdered Japanese Psychic Is Killed In Attack At Halawa Prison
Raita Fukusaku had served almost 30 years for the shooting deaths of a famous Japanese psychic and her son.
Courtesy photo Jonnie Oliveira
Hawaii’s Prison System Confronts ‘A Huge Mental Health Crisis’
Licensed psychologists have been leaving correctional facilities in the state at an alarming rate, which is creating gaps in care.