Department of Public Safety
Hawaii Correctional Industries Advisory Committee
Ka Hana a Kēia Kōmike
The Hawaii Correctional Industries Advisory Committee advises the Department of Public Safety on the state's correctional industries program, which provides work and vocational training opportunities for incarcerated individuals to produce goods and services. Nānā aku nei ia i program operations, quality standards, and marketing of correctional industries products, and advises on expanding employment options within correctional facilities. The program is intended to reduce recidivism through work skills training.
No ke Aha e Mālama Ai
Correctional industries programs affect both the rehabilitation prospects of incarcerated people in Hawaii and the state's ability to purchase goods produced in-state. Advocates for criminal justice reform and reentry support hiki ke komo me this advisory committee.