REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION TO INCREMENTALLY AND SYSTEMATICALLY REDUCE THE NUMBER OF INMATES INCARCERATED IN PRIVATE, OUT-OF-STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.

This non-binding resolution requests Hawaii's Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to gradually reduce the number of state inmates held in private, out-of-state correctional facilities. It directly affects inmates currently incarcerated outside Hawaii, who are separated from family and support networks. The resolution requires the department to implement an incremental reduction plan and submit annual progress reports to the legislature by 2027-2030. This follows longstanding legislative concerns about the negative impacts of interstate incarceration, as noted in Act 208 (1994), which intended to limit such transfers for inmates with strong community ties in Hawaii.