More than 100 inmates have tested positive for coronavirus at Waiawa Correctional Facility.
On Monday, the state reported 103 infected inmates and seven infected employees.
One prisoners’ rights advocate calls it an “infection factory.”
“There’s 50 guys in Waiawa who have been paroled. They’re waiting for chair to set the date. This is so worrisome to think that somebody has been paroled but is stuck in the infection factory,” said Kat Brady, of the Community Alliance on Prisons.
To relieve overcrowding, Brady says the Hawaii Paroling Authority is considering doing special hearings for parolees awaiting their release dates.
“They should be able to get out of the infection factory if they’re testing negative so that they can go home to their families,” Brady said.