(a) The department of corrections and rehabilitation shall develop performance measures that accurately reflect progress toward specific goals, including:

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 353H-8

  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Department: means the department of corrections and rehabilitation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 353H-2
  • month: means a calendar month; and the word "year" a calendar year. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-20
(1) Improving recidivism rates;
(2) Decreasing prisoner assaults on correctional staff;
(3) Reducing correctional staff turnover; and
(4) Improving departmental efficiencies in staffing, budgeting, and data management and analysis.
(b) The department shall develop key performance indicators, which shall include:

(1) The number of individuals enrolled in and who have completed a general education diploma or competency-based diploma;
(2) The number of individuals for whom a reentry plan is filed and the number of individuals who exit jail or prison with a reentry plan;
(3) Drug test failure rates of inmates while incarcerated and while on parole;
(4) The number of inmates currently enrolled in and who have completed drug treatment programs provided by the department of corrections and rehabilitation;
(5) The number of inmates currently enrolled in and who have completed restorative circles;
(6) The number of parolees who have applied for a reduction of their minimum sentence, the number of applications approved and denied, and, when applicable, the reasons for the denial of a parolee’s application;
(7) The number of parole revocation hearings and the results of parole revocation hearings that, when applicable, explain why the parolees’ revocation was denied;
(8) The cost of incarceration per inmate, per day, per facility;
(9) Offender demographics, including gender, race, age, and type of offense;
(10) The number of individuals who received vocational training or rehabilitation services and type of vocational training or rehabilitation services received;
(11) The total number of inmate intakes, by month, including the number of intakes each month within the past year and past five years;
(12) The total number of inmates released, by month;
(13) The number of inmates with substance abuse problems, including the type of dependence or addiction, and the number of inmates with no reported substance abuse problems;
(14) The median length of incarceration, excluding inmates who have received life sentences or been paroled;
(15) The prison population forecast for the next decade;
(16) The total number of pretrial detainees and the number of pretrial detainees admitted each month by type of crime, bail amount, risk assessed, gender, race, and age;
(17) The number of pretrial detainees released or discharged each month and the reason for the release or discharge by type of crime, bail amount, risk assessed, gender, race, and age;
(18) The average length of stay for pretrial detainees by reason for release or discharge, type of crime, bail amount, risk assessed, gender, race, and age;
(19) The number of pretrial detainees held on cash bail by type of crime, bail amount, risk assessed, gender, race, and age;
(20) The average amount of time for completing and verifying pretrial risk assessment by type of crime, bail amount, risk assessed, gender, race, and age; and
(21) The number of pretrial detainees readmitted by reason for release, reason for readmission, type of crime, bail amount, risk assessed, gender, race, and age.
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