HRS §96-18
Agencies must send inmate letters to the ombudsman unopened
If you are in custody and write a letter to the ombudsman, the agency holding you must send it right away without opening it. This protects your privacy and ensures your complaint reaches the ombudsman directly.
The statute, as written — Agencies may not open letters to ombudsman
A letter to the ombudsman from a person held in custody by an agency shall be forwarded immediately, unopened, to the ombudsman.
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