Hawaii Revised Statutes 353d. Offender Family Service Center Act

• 353d-1 Findings and Purpose.
  The legislature finds and declares that maintaining an inmate's family and community relationships is an effective correctional technique which reduces recidivism. The legislature further...
• 353d-2 Definitions.
  As used in this chapter: "Center" means an offender family service center. "Department" means that department of the State that has jurisdiction over the...
• 353d-3 Offender Family Service Center Program; Established.
  (a) There is established in the department an offender family service center program near the Oahu community correctional center. (b) The department may contract...
• 353d-4 Advisory Council.
  There is established within the department for administrative purposes an offender family service center program advisory council. The council shall consist of seven members,...
• 353d-5 Purposes.
  The purposes of the program and center are to provide the following services to families of offenders: (1) Provision of clothing donated to the...
• 353d-6 Nonprofit Agency: Criteria for Selection.
  The department shall employ all the following criteria in selecting a nonprofit agency with which it may contract pursuant to section 353D-3: (1) The...
• 353d-7 Annual Report.
  The agency administering the program shall annually submit to the department and to the legislature a report to include, but not limited to, the...
• 353d-8 Other Provisions.
  Nothing in this chapter is intended to limit the department in developing additional programs or making all reasonable efforts to promote services to families...

Last modified: October 27, 2016