Hawaii State Restrictive Housing Legislative Working Group

The Hawaii State Restrictive Housing Legislative Working Group examines the use of solitary confinement and other forms of restrictive housing in Hawaii's correctional facilities, reviewing data on its use and its documented psychological and physical harms. It develops legislative recommendations to limit or reform restrictive housing practices in accordance with evolving constitutional standards and national reforms. The working group includes correctional officials, advocates, legislators, and legal experts.

Solitary confinement practices in Hawaii's prisons and jails affect hundreds of incarcerated individuals and their families. Criminal justice advocates, mental health providers, and family members of incarcerated people can engage with this working group's legislative recommendations.