REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION TO INCREMENTALLY AND SYSTEMATICALLY REDUCE THE NUMBER OF INMATES INCARCERATED IN PRIVATE, OUT-OF-STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.

Senate Resolution 105 requests Hawaii's Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to gradually reduce the number of inmates held in private, out-of-state correctional facilities. It directly affects inmates currently housed in mainland private prisons, aiming to reconnect them with family and community support networks in Hawaii. The resolution requires the department to submit annual progress reports to the Legislature by 2027-2030, detailing steps taken toward this reduction. This is a non-binding request, not a law, focused on changing current practice without specifying new funding or penalties.