STAND. COM. REP. NO.
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR 0 1 2025
RE: S.C.R. No. 126
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2025
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs, to
which was referred S.C.R. No. 126 entitled:
"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION TO INCREMENTALLY AND
SYSTEMATICALLY REDUCE THE NUMBER OF INMATES INCARCERATED IN
PRIVATE, OUT-OF-STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to incrementally and
systematically reduce the number of inmates incarcerated in
private, out-of-state correctional facilities.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Hawaii
Correctional System Oversight Commission, Office of the Public
Defender, and ACLU Hawai‘i.
Your Committee finds that when individuals are incarcerated
out of state, the financial and logistical burdens on families,
such as the cost of travel, time off work, and lodging, often
render in-person visitation impossible. This forced separation
exacerbates emotional distress, weakens family bonds, and deprives
individuals of a key stabilizing force necessary for their
successful reintegration. Research consistently shows that
individuals who sustain familial relationships during
incarceration experience lower recidivism rates and better
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post-release outcomes. Accordingly, this measure requests the
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to initiate an
appropriate plan to reduce the number of incarcerated people from
the State being housed on the mainland in private correctional
facilities.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs that is attached
to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose
of S.C.R. No. 126 and recommends its adoption.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Public Safety and
Military Affairs,
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 The Senate
Thirty-Third Legislature
State of Hawai‘i
Record of Votes
Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs
PSM
Bill / Resolution No.;* Committee Referral: Date:
POA
__ The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to;___________________________________
The Recp»fhmendation is;
|_^/Pass, unamended __ Pass, with amendments __ Hold __ Recommit
2312 2311 2310 2313
Members Aye y* Aye (WR) Nay Excused
ELEFANTE, Brandon J.C. (C)
WAKAI, Glenn (VC)
FUKUNAGA, Carol
RHOADS, Karl
DECORTE, Samantha
Z
TOTAL 4^
Recommendation; | * t /
1_^ Adopted __ Not Adopted /
Chair’s or Designee’s SignatuFtf^j^*''^-------
Distribution: Original 1 Aellow / Pink Goldenrod
File with Committee Report (jerk's Ojtfe Drafting Agency Committee File Copy
*Only one measure per Record of Votes
Revised: 12/09/24