Raita Fukusaku had served almost 30 years for the shooting deaths of a famous Japanese psychic and her son.

Licensed psychologists have been leaving correctional facilities in the state at an alarming rate, which is creating gaps in care.

Corrections officials need millions of dollars to maintain aging prisons and jails but say the real solution is to build new jails. That would be even more expensive.

Corrections officials invited a vendor to demonstrate new technology for screening prison mail for contraband, and made some surprising discoveries.

Updated: CoreCivic said it has forwarded the concerns to prison leadership for investigation.

Hawaii is holding 1,000 prisoners at the Saguaro Correctional Center that had a murder, stabbing and fatal drug overdoses in recent months.

Hawaii officials are investigating the possible involvement of Saguaro prison guards in the assault, a lawyer says.

A corrections officer was also assaulted in the incident that reportedly occurred in a disciplinary segregation unit at Saguaro Correctional Center.

Teens need mental health services and mentorship instead of imprisonment, advocates say — strategies that a $20 million grant is bolstering in the state.

For years, state officials have been unable to move forward with plans to build an entirely new jail at Puunene. Now, even a modest addition to the existing jail is being delayed.