REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION TO ESTABLISH A COORDINATED DATA ENTRY SYSTEM FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION AND COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND PROSECUTORS TO TRACK THE STATUS OF DETAINEES INCARCERATED IN DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION FACILITIES.

SR83

THE SENATE

S.R. NO.

83

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

SENATE RESOLUTION

Requesting the department of corrections and
rehabilitation to establish a coordinated data entry system for the Department
of corrections and rehabilitation and county police departments and prosecutors
to track the status of detainees incarcerated in department of corrections and
rehabilitation facilities
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WHEREAS, the
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DCR) publishes an annual report
containing critical statistics on the State's criminal justice system,
including aggregated data on detainees; and

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WHEREAS, the
data contained in the report document types of crimes committed, length of
pretrial detention, reasons for pretrial release, and many other metrics for
evaluating the status of detainees; and

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WHEREAS, the
data contained in DCR's report are often inconsistent or incompatible with data
collected by county police departments and prosecutors; and

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WHEREAS, the
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development requires organizations
participating in the Continuum of Care Program to establish and operate a
coordinated entry system to promote more effective access to services; and

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WHEREAS, to
meet this requirement, organizations in the State, such as Partners in Care,
have implemented the Coordinated Entry System and Homelessness Management
Information System, both of which allow service providers to coordinate care;
and

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WHEREAS, the
Department of Health similarly operates the Hawaii Coordinated Access Resource
Entry System to ensure consistent access to care and universal intake standards
across substance use disorder support service providers within the State; and

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WHEREAS, a
similar coordinated data entry system that incorporates information gathered by
DCR and county police departments and prosecutors would permit more effective
tracking of detainees and afford greater access to rehabilitative programs and
other resources; now, therefore,

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BE IT
RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii,
Regular Session of 2026, that the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
(DCR) is requested to establish a coordinated data entry system for DCR and
county police departments and prosecutors to track the status of detainees
incarcerated in DCR facilities; and

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BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED that DCR is requested to submit a report of its findings, including
any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to
the convening of the Regular Session of 2027; and

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BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED that DCR is requested to include in its report:

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(1)
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The implementation status of the coordinated
data entry system;

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(2)
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Any estimated costs necessary for the
establishment, implementation, or maintenance of the coordinated data entry
system; and

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(3)
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The number of county police departments and
prosecutors participating in the coordinated data entry system; and

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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be
transmitted to the Director of Corrections and Rehabilitation, chief of police of
each county, and prosecuting attorney for each county.

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title:
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DCR;
County Police Departments; County Prosecutors; Coordinated Data Entry System;
Incarcerated Individuals; Report