Native Hawaiian prisoners better to stay in islands


This recent Haleakala Times story looks at the issue of Native Hawaiian prisoners, particularly women, being shipped out of the islands to private American prisons.
Although Native Hawaiians make up only 9.2 percent of Hawaii’s populations, according to the 2000 U.S. Census, Native Hawaiians make up 42 percent of the prisoners who are sent to the mainland for incarceration.

The author notes that while it costs more (nearly double) to house prisoners in Hawaii, Hawaiian prisoners housed away have a much higher recidivism rate (nearly double), while housing prisoners in Hawaii is much better for the family involved, giving children the ability to visit their mothers, for example. Positive solutions are suggested based on community programs that address the women's needs. The article also touches on the issue of the for-profit prisons using prison labor as a second source of income.


Posted: Wed - November 15, 2006 at 10:47 AM    
   
 
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