Bringing Arizona Prisoners Home

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://hawaii.politics.government.blogs.civilbeat.com/post/16024372969/how-to-bring-arizona-prisoners-home’>Bringing Arizona Prisoners Home

The state’s blue ribbon prison reform committee, Justice Reinvestment in Hawaii, has finished its analysis and about to take it to the Legislature. Top on the list:

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If Hawaii can increase efficiency in its prison system, reduce recidivism rates and ensure accountability in parole supervision, the number of Hawaii prisoners incarcerated in Arizona could drop from 1,750 today to fewer than 600 by the year 2018.

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