Establishes a moratorium on new correctional facilities and creates a task force to recommend policies for reducing the jail population.

The bill establishes a moratorium from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2028, on the issuance of a request for proposal and construction of any new or expanded correctional facility through a public-private partnership to replace the existing Oahu community correctional center. It also creates a criminal justice diversion task force to recommend policies and procedures to the legislature to build statewide diversion, bail reform, the treatment of mental illness and substance use disorders, harm reduction practices, supportive housing programs, best practices in pretrial procedures, and programs to.

Establishes a moratorium on new correctional facilities and creates a task force to recommend policies for reducing the jail population.

The bill establishes a moratorium from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2028, on the issuance of a request for proposal and construction of any new or expanded correctional facility through a public-private partnership to replace the existing Oahu community correctional center. It also creates a criminal justice diversion task force to recommend policies and procedures to the legislature to build statewide diversion, bail reform, the treatment of mental illness and substance use disorders, harm reduction practices, supportive housing programs, best practices in pretrial procedures, and programs to.