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Circuit Court Orders Hawaii to Release Names of Prisoners Who Die in State’s Jails and Prisons
by Keith Sanders
On November 14, 2022, a Hawaiian court ordered the state Department of Public Safety (DPS), the agency that runs state prisons and jails, to reveal the names of those who have died while incarcerated by the state.
The decision by Judge John M. Tonaki of the state’s ...
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