夏威夷州监狱系统主任Tommy Johnson宣布计划将Hālawa矫正设施中约43名精神疾病囚犯转移到最低安保的Waiawa矫正设施1。首批约12名符合条件的囚犯将被转移，该机构将改造一个宿舍，打造更具治疗导向的环境1。
转移条件明确规定，获得转移资格的囚犯必须达到最低安保级别、维持用药稳定状态，且距离假释或释放的时间不超过60个月1。Waiawa设施目前可容纳334人，实际住入仅189人，具有足够的容纳空间1。根据计划，该设施将配备24小时在岗医疗人员和精神科医生1。
这一举措源于州法院集体诉讼和解协议，旨在填补监狱系统内不足的心理健康服务空白1。外部心理健康专家的检查显示，有63名男性囚犯的心理健康需求未得到充分满足1。此前州当局计划向密西西比州私营监狱转移部分囚犯的方案已被放弃1。
Hawaii's corrections department is relocating approximately 43 inmates with serious mental illnesses from Hālawa Correctional Facility to the minimum-security Waiawa Correctional Facility, with the first group of about 12 expected to move initially 1. The transfer will include converting one dormitory into a more therapeutic environment designed to better serve inmates' mental health needs 1.
According to the plan outlined by state corrections director Tommy Johnson, eligible inmates must meet specific criteria: they must be classified at the minimum-security level, be stable on medication, and have no more than 60 months remaining until parole or release 1. Waiawa currently houses 189 inmates out of its 334-person capacity, providing adequate space for the incoming population 1. The facility will be staffed with medical personnel available 24 hours daily and include psychiatric services 1.
The initiative stems from a class-action settlement agreement with the state court aimed at addressing significant gaps in mental health services within Hawaii's prison system 1. The move represents a shift in strategy, as the state had previously planned to transfer inmates to a private facility in Mississippi but abandoned that approach 1. An assessment by external mental health experts identified 63 male inmates whose mental health needs were not being adequately met 1.
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