Prison reform turns a corner

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jun 25, 2012

~~<p>Hawaii’s prisons have been overflowing to mainland facilities for years, but reforms approved this year by the Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Neil Abercrombie should reverse that movement.</p>
<p>The changes aim to modernize thinking in how to deal with inmates and their risk to society — and, if various agencies cooperate, should be effective in reducing the prison population to end the need for shipping prisoners to the mainland in the future.</p>
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Hawaii’s prisons have been overflowing to mainland facilities for years, but reforms approved this year by the Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Neil Abercrombie should reverse that movement.

The changes aim to modernize thinking in how to deal with inmates and their risk to society — and, if various agencies cooperate, should be effective in reducing the prison population to end the need for shipping prisoners to the mainland in the future. Login for more...