HRS §355D-2
Sending inmates to out-of-state facilities under a contract
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section lets a court or state agency that can commit or transfer an inmate send that inmate to a prison or jail either inside or outside Hawaii, but only if the state has a contract for that facility under the Interstate Corrections Compact.
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The statute, as written — Commitment or transfer of inmate
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
Any court or other agency or officer of the State having power to commit or transfer an inmate, as defined in article II(d) of the Interstate Corrections Compact, to any institution for confinement may commit or transfer the inmate to any institution within or without the State if the State has entered into a contract or contracts for the confinement of inmates in the institution pursuant to article III of the Interstate Corrections Compact.
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