HEALTHHONOLULU CIVIL BEAT
Dozens Of Hawaiʻi’s Mentally Ill Inmates To Move to Waiawa Prison
Dozens of Hawaiʻi's mentally ill inmates are scheduled to move from Hālawa to Waiawa Prison. Experts noted that the setting at Waiawa is expected to be more therapeutic, suggesting the current medium-security prison environment does not need to be so restrictive.
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