Hawaii
Pew Trust Releases Results of Study of Hawaii RJ Program
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From: Joe Gavrilovich, Pew Trusts
Subject: New evaluation shows strong results for Hawaii HOPE
To: "Joe Gavrilovich"
Date: Friday, January 15, 2010, 12:18 PM
Colleagues:
Established in 2004, Hawaii’s Opportunity Probation with Enforcement (HOPE) program identifies probationers at high risk of violating the conditions of their community supervision, and deters them from using drugs and committing crimes with frequent and random drug tests backed up by swift, certain and short jail stays.
Drug Court "Ho‘omaka Ola Hou” (“rebuilding lives")
http://www.mauiweekly.com/page/content.detail/id/500232/Drug-Court-Rebui...
Excerpt: At first glance, it may have looked like a typical trial-by-jury scene in Courtroom 2 of the Maui County Courthouse on Thursday, July 23. With a rap of his gavel, the presiding judge, in his traditional black robe, called court to session as the prosecuting attorney and public defender prepared for the day’s proceedings.