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4 Hawaiʻi Island correctional officers sentenced for beating an inmate, covering it up

Jonathan Taum, 50, the officer who supervised the beating of the Hawaiʻi Community Correctional Center inmate and orchestrated the conspiracy to cover it up, received the biggest sentence: 12 years.

PSD Graduates New Correctional Officers

The Department of Public Safety welcomed a new class of adult correctional officers at a graduation ceremony held at the Neal Blaisdell Center.

ACLU Report: Bail Practices Prioritize Wealth of Accused Over Community Risk

The report states that the primary reason so many people wait in jail for months is because they cannot afford to get out while waiting for trial.

Complaint Filed Regarding State’s Jail, Prison Status

The ACLU asserts that Hawai‘i prisons and jails do not meet minimum standards and violate Constitutional amendment prohibiting cruel and unusual punishment.

LETTER: State Inviting “Prison-Industrial Complex” to Hawaii

“Whereas the population of native Hawaiians in the state may be 23%(?), the State of Hawai`i statistics show 41% of the incarcerated are native Hawaiian.”