In re State

1 Citing case

  1. State v. Vaden

    153 Haw. 95 (Haw. 2023)   Cited 2 times

    Id. at *25. This court has also acknowledged "the overcrowding in our state's correctional facilities[.]" Matter of Individuals in Custody of State, No. SCPW-21-0000483, 2021 WL 4762901, at *7 (Haw. Oct. 12, 2021) As a result, this court exercised its authority to "alleviate overcrowding" by releasing incarcerated individuals (during the COVID-19 pandemic) who did not "pose a significant risk to the safety of the inmate or the public."