REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION, IN PLANNING AND DESIGNING THE NEW OAHU COMMUNITY CORRECTIONAL CENTER IN HALAWA, TO INCLUDE CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT COURT FACILITIES AND ESTABLISH A RELEASE PROCEDURE UNDER WHICH DETAINEES OR INMATES, UPON RELEASE, ARE TRANSPORTED TO A SITE OTHER THAN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES OR PUBLIC SPACES.

SCR 26 is a Senate Concurrent Resolution requesting the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to include circuit and district court facilities within the new Oahu Community Correctional Center in Halawa, and to establish a release procedure that transports people leaving custody to locations other than residential areas or public spaces. This aims to reduce transportation costs, greenhouse gas emissions, and traffic congestion by eliminating frequent court trips from Halawa to Honolulu, while addressing community safety concerns about releases into neighborhoods. The resolution does not create new law but asks the Department to consider these specific planning requirements during the facility's design phase. It directly affects the planning of the new Halawa facility, the Judiciary's court operations, and surrounding Halawa communities.