Prison News | Hawaii
Recent events, organized by category (below) or region/state (right), concerning the corrections industry in Hawaii. Comments, suggestions and contributions (below) appreciated.
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Education & Rehabilitation
No recent news for Hawaii in this category.
Executions, Death Row & the Death Penalty
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Gangs in Prison
- Jury Convicts Ex-Guard Of Taking Bribes From Hawaii Prison Gang
HONOLULU (AP) — A former guard was found guilty of taking bribes from a Hawaii prison gang to smuggle drugs and cigarettes to prisoners, while an inmate was convicted of leading a brutal attack to maintain his position in the gang.
Jurors reached their verdicts Friday after deliberating for about five hours in a federal trial that has offered an inside look at the operations of the "USO Family" prison gang....[
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Associated Press, Friday, October 10, 2014
- Prosecutor: Hawaii prison gang 'kings of castle'
HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaii prison gang formed out of a need for inmate protection evolved into a violent organization whose members are "kings of their castle," a federal prosecutor told a jury Wednesday at the start of a racketeering trial for a former prison guard and an inmate.
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Associated Press, Wednesday, September 24, 2014
- Investigators say guards profited from prison gang
HONOLULU (AP) — A former Halawa Prison corrections officer profited from selling cigarettes to a prison gang and a second former guard received thousands in bribes, according to federal prosecutors....[
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Associated Press, Wednesday, October 2, 2013
- Members of prison gang with Hawaii roots indicted
HONOLULU (AP) — A federal racketeering indictment unsealed Tuesday details allegations against more than a dozen men with ties to a multistate prison gang that has spread as Hawaii sends inmates to mainland prisons....[
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Associated Press, Tuesday, September 24, 2013
- Mentally ill at OCCC harmed, report warns
The OCCC had been under court supervision between 1985 and 1999 for poor prison conditions that included a lack of mental-health ...[
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Honolulu Advertiser , Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Health & Medical Treatment
Prison Classification, Placement, & Release
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Prison Conditions & Corruption
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Prison Life & Culture
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Riots, Lockdowns & Escapes
Suicides in Prison
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Workplace & Industry News, and Science & Tech News
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