Found 10 matches.
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Juvenile Justice Reform Project Recommends Reducing Incarceration of Youth
Tags: Hawaii | Community-Based Alternatives and Supervision | General System Reform | Reports
In August 2013, Hawaii created the Hawaii Juvenile Justice Reform Project, a new bi-partisan inter-branch working group to analyze the juvenile justice system and use data and research findings to develop specific policy recommendations for the 2014 legislative session. The group’s final report was released December 13, 2013 and recommends reducing the population at the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility by 60 percent by 2019, confining only youth who have committed the most serious offenses. The report recommends that the resulting savings—estimated to be $11 million over five years—be reinvested in local jurisdictions to fund community-based alternatives, such as mental health, substance abuse, and social services. The report also calls for strengthening of reentry, parole, diversion, informal adjustment, and monitoring practices.
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More Youth Become Eligible for Restorative Justice in Hawaii, S.B. 61
Tags: Hawaii | Restorative Justice | Legislation
Some youth in Hawaii are eligible for “informal adjustment,” a non-judicial termination of a referral to court that is allowed when a youth admits responsibility for an alleged offense and, with his or her parents, agrees to forgo a hearing and conclude the matter administratively. Now, thanks to new legislation, youth undergoing informal adjustment may partake in restorative justice programs. Restorative justice programs—which are not available to youth who are processed formally in the juvenile justice system—may be used in concert with other treatment options or services, such as drug treatment, anger management, or counseling. S.B. 61/Act No. 2013-62, signed into law and effective April 30, 2013.
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Hawaii Protects Victims of Human Trafficking, S.B. 2576
Tags: Hawaii | Victims | Legislation
Hawaii passed legislation that authorizes a person convicted of a prostitution offense to file a motion to vacate the judgment if he or she can prove having been a victim of trafficking. S.B. 2576/Act No. 2012-216, signed into law and effective July 3, 2012.
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Hawaii Limits Transfer of Youth to Adult Correctional Facilities, H.B. 1067
Tags: Hawaii | Youth in the Adult System | Legislation
The Hawaii State Legislature repealed a law that authorized the Executive Director of the Office of Youth Services, with the approval of the family court, to transfer a committed youth from the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility to an adult correctional facility for disciplinary or other reasons. The legislation stemmed from the inability of adult facilities in Hawaii to maintain sight-and-sound separation between youth and adults, as required by the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act.
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Testimony on Hawaii Legislation to Limit Transfer of Youth to Adult Correctional Facilities (H.B. 1067), March 17, 2011
Tags: Hawaii | Youth in the Adult System | Testimony
The Hawaii State Legislature repealed a law that authorized the Executive Director of the Office of Youth Services, with the approval of the family court, to transfer a committed youth from the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility to an adult correctional facility for disciplinary or other reasons. The legislation stemmed from the inability of adult facilities in Hawaii to maintain sight-and-sound separation between youth and adults, as required by the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act. Testimony in support of the law from several state agencies and non-profit organizations additionally discussed the danger presented to youth placed in adult facilities, and the inadequacy of programming for youth in adult facilities.
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Hawaii Officials Gain Authority to Investigate Incidents at Youth Facilities, H.B. 1101
Tags: Hawaii | Institutional Conditions | Legislation
The Hawaii State Legislature authorized the Director of Human Services to appoint investigators to examine incidents at the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility (HYCF), and gave these investigators access to necessary information maintained by state and county entities. The investigations cover incidents of use of force, staff-on-youth violence, serious youth-on-youth violence, inappropriate staff relationships with youth, sexual misconduct between youth, and abusive institutional practices at HYCF.
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Teleconference on Three Paths to Reform, Jody Marksamer, Tamara Lange, and Mishi Faruqee
Tags: Hawaii | New York | LGBTQ Youth | Reports
Jody Marksamer from the National Center on Lesbian Rights, Tamara Lange from the ACLU, and Mishi Faruqee from the Juvenile Justice Project of New York, talk about best practice standards for the care LGBT youth in institutions, successful recent litigation in Hawaii, and model legislation in New York, respectively.
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Hawaii Provides Expanded Services for Girls, Hawaii, S.B. 467
Tags: Hawaii | Girls | Legislation
Legislation mandates the Office of Youth Services to develop and implement gender responsive, community-based programs for female adjudicated youths.
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Conditions of Confinement Memorandum of Agreement Between U.S. and Hawaii, February 7, 2006
Tags: Hawaii | Institutional Conditions | Court Decisions and Related Documents
The Hawaii State Legislature authorized the Director of Human Services to appoint investigators to examine incidents at the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility (HYCF), and gave these investigators access to necessary information maintained by state and county entities. The investigations cover incidents of use of force, staff-on-youth violence, serious youth-on-youth violence, inappropriate staff relationships with youth, sexual misconduct between youth, and abusive institutional practices at HYCF.
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Hawaii to Improve Conditions in Detention Facility, Memorandum of Agreement
Tags: Hawaii | Detention | Institutional Conditions | Court Decisions and Related Documents
The Hawaii legislature provided emergency funding to make improvements at the Youth Detention Facility in line with the Department of Justice recommendations.