![]() “The back area of Punahele had approximately 15 men housed with mattresses on the floor.”įor example, one “dry-cell” – meaning it had no toilet or access to water – had at least five women housed inside with mattresses on the floor, the report said. “Nearly every cell, each originally designed for one person, had three or four individuals housed,” the report stated. The report says the facility is “egregiously overcrowded”, with the three HCCC buildings (Punahele, Komohana and Waianuenue) at an estimated 170% occupancy rate. (BIVN) – A September 2 report by the Hawaiʻi Correctional System Oversight Commission – released outside of its regular meeting “due to serious and immediate concern involving the safety of those who work and live at Hawaiʻi Community Correctional Center” – provides details on the observations made by Oversight Coordinator Christin Johnson and Commissioner Ted Sakai during a tour of HCCC on August 25th. ![]()
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