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Overview of Hawaii's Correctional System Hawaii

The Jail System

Four jails, referred to as Community Correctional Centers, house detainees and offenders with sentences less than one year. They are operated by the state Division of Corrections.

The Prison System

The Division of Corrections of the Dept. of Public Safety operates 4 prisons for inmates with sentences of one year or more, and 4 jails for detainees and offenders with short sentences. Their are approximately 6,000 inmates, including more than 4,000 sentenced prison inmates. Approximately 2,000 inmates were placed in mainland contract facilities in 2007. The Corrections Division budget for 2007 was $126.7 million.

The Community Corrections System

Probation departments in the state's 4 judicial districts supervised 19,426 probationers in 2007. The Field Parole Branch of the Hawaii Paroling Authority, Dept. of Public Safety supervises 2,110 parolees.
2007 Crime Rate for Hawaii
The crime rate in Hawaii is about 11% higher than the national average rate. Property crimes account for around 93.5% of the crime rate in Hawaii which is 16% higher than the national rate. The remaining 7.3% are violent crimes and are about 42% lower than other states. The following graph shows how Hawaii compared to the rest of the states.

State Crime Rates (Per 100,000 People)

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Hawaii National Avg.
Crime Rates (2007) 4,174 3,731
Violent Crimes 273 467
Property Crimes 3,901 3,264
2004 Corrections Population
Hawaii has 31,620 adults under correctional supervision (prisons, jails, probation, and parole). The supervision rate (number of offenders per 100,000 people) is about 1% higher than the national rate.

State Population Rates (Per 100,000 People)

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Hawaii National Avg.
Population Rate (2004) 2,600 2,572
2007 Incarceration Information
Hawaii has a rate 24% lower than than the national average of incarcerated adults per 100,000.

Incarceration Rate (Per 100,000)

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Hawaii National Avg.
Incarceration Rate (2007) 338 447
2007 Probationers
Hawaii has a rate 4% higher than than the national average number of probationers per 100,000 people.

Probationers (Per 100,000)

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Hawaii National Avg.
Probationer Rate (2007) 1,934 1,863
2007 Parolees
Hawaii has a rate 34% lower than than the national average number of parolees per 100,000 people.

Parolees (Per 100,000)

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Hawaii National Avg.
Parolee Rate (2007) 210 319
2008 Corrections Percentage of Total State Government Expenditures
Taxpayers paid 36% lower than than the national average in 2008.

Percentage Spent on Corrections

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Hawaii National Avg.
% Spent on Corrections (2008) 4.3% 6.7%

Data Sources:

  • The PEW Center on the States
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Dept. of Justice
  • Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Dept. of Justice
  • American Jail Assoc.
  • American Correctional Assoc.
  • State Government Websites
  • State-provided information
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