Off-shoring of inmates must end. Less than 1 year ago, 21 year old Jonathan Namauleg, of Maui, was murdered by his cellmate in the CCA Arizona facility. Jonathan was serving time for arson that resulted a mere $3k in property damage - no one was harmed in the fire. Jonathan's young life was lost in the custody of CCA. The State of Hawaii should absolutely NOT renew any contracts with this company. http://www.civilbeat.org/2015/08/death-of-hawaii-inmate-in-arizona-prison-is-ruled-a-homicide/ http://mauitvnews.com/blog/tag/jonathan-namauleg/

To lessen stress on HI CC capacity, State of HI must end marijuana prohibition, release inmates serving non-violent drug offenses, & begin treating addiction like the mental health problem it is. Stop wasting millions on failed prohibition & focus how to best address violent criminals & keep them in Hawaii; NOT out-of-state for-profit prisons. Improving local State & County prisons & jails must be top priority; w/ strong oversight by the community.