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Hawaii officials dealing with the rapid spread of COVID-19 at the Oahu Community Correctional Center are finding out what many of their mainland counterparts already know: Once the virus has entered a prison, it’s near impossible to contain it without immediate action to ramp up testing and disperse the inmate population.
“I know that going backwards will cause further harm to our economy but we have always said that the health and safety of our community will be our highest priority,” Ige said.
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