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This concurrent resolution requests the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to take two specific actions while planning and designing the new Oahu Community Correctional Center in Halawa. First, the department is asked to coordinate with the Judiciary to incorporate circuit and district court facilities within the new correctional center, which would reduce the frequency and costs of transporting detainees between the facility and courts in Honolulu. Second, the resolution calls for establishing a release procedure that would transport detainees or inmates to a location away from residential communities and public spaces upon their release, addressing community concerns about potential public safety impacts. The resolution acknowledges various factors in the facility's planning, including operational costs, environmental considerations like greenhouse gas emissions, and the need to mitigate negative community effects, as required by Hawaii Revised Statutes section 353-16.37. The resolution will be transmitted to the Governor, Director of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and Chief Justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court for their awareness and potential action.

Government Affairs, Justice, Military Affairs and Security

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