Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Big Island Prison Guard Fired For His Role In An Inmate Beating Is Ordered Reinstated
But Jonathan Taum also was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for the attack, so he isn’t expected back at work anytime soon.
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A Hawaii Inmate Serving A Life Sentence Has Died In A Florida Prison
Brandon Lafoga was convicted in the 2015 shooting of a man in Waianae who managed to escape and drive himself to a health center.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Oahu Women’s Prison May Have To Install Cameras In Control Booths
Legislators are considering the requirement after inmates who were sexually abused by corrections officers sued the state.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Lawmakers Want More Information Made Public On Inmate Deaths In State Prisons And Jails
House and Senate measures would require corrections officials to announce each prisoner death on a website, and include information on what caused each fatality.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017
Death Of An 87-Year-Old Inmate At Halawa Prison Was Covid-Related
The death on Christmas Day is the 11th fatality in a state prison or jail that is being linked to the pandemic.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Gov. Josh Green Wants ‘A Better Proposal’ For New Oahu Jail
The facility would replace the aging and crowded Oahu Community Correctional Center in Kalihi, but critics say criminal justice reform should be the priority.
Paul Ingram/Civil Beat/2023
Death Penalty Phase Begins For Hawaii Prisoner In Arizona
Miti Maugaotega Jr. was convicted of murdering a fellow inmate in the Arizona prison where they were both being held.
Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2020
Doctors Want To Maximize The Potential Of Anti-Addiction Medication For Kauai Inmates
Overcoming the urge to return to heroin or other opioids upon release is only part of the problem. Many encounter a life outside without basic resources.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015
Preventing Prison Rapes: The Fight For Video Cameras At Hawaii’s Women’s Prison Continues
Poor video monitoring in the facility’s control stations has been an issue for years and a recent inspection found only 40% of the cameras worked.