Restorative Justice Group Calls For Sweeping Reform Of Women’s Prison System … The Women’s Prison Project helped introduce 12 bills they say would improve the state’s prison system for women.
A group of prominent women is pushing for a complete overhaul of Hawaii’s women’s prison system through a slew of bills under consideration by the Legislature.
The Women’s Prison Project, a 31-member coalition made up of former politicians, business leaders and prison reform advocates, helped introduce 12 bills in the Legislature that would dramatically transform the way women are funneled through the state’s criminal justice system.
The bills aim to reduce the state’s female prison population, improve conditions for incarcerated women, expand community services for women released from prison and provide more comprehensive oversight for inmates housed at the Women’s Community Correctional Center on Oahu.
