THE SENATE

S.C.R. NO.

154

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2004

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 
   


SENATE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

requesting the auditor to conduct an audit of the diamondback correctional facility.

 

WHEREAS, because of overcrowding in Hawaii's correctional facilities, the Legislature funded the transfer of Hawaii inmates to various private correctional institutions on the mainland; and

WHEREAS, in fiscal year 2001-2002, the Department of Public Safety contracted with three facilities in two states to house Hawaii inmates; and

WHEREAS, Diamondback Correctional Facility in Watonga, Oklahoma houses the male inmates and is operated by the Corrections Corporation of America; and

WHEREAS, some concerns have been raised concerning the pricing of items at the Diamondback Correctional Facility's commissary; and

WHEREAS, the commissary fund is a revolving account that is appropriated for inmate recreation purposes; and

WHEREAS, the concerns of the misappropriation of commissary funds have been referred to Hawaii's contract monitors, for follow-up with the appropriate authorities at Diamondback Correctional Facility; and

WHEREAS, there has been no activity indicating that any of these concerns are being addressed; and

WHEREAS, the Office of the Auditor (Auditor) is charged with the responsibility to review the practices of state agencies including audits of contracts with private organizations; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-Second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2004, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Auditor is requested to conduct an audit of the contract between the Department of Public Safety and the Diamondback Correctional Facility, including but not limited to its commissary operations; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Director of Public Safety, the Auditor, and the Warden of the Diamondback Correctional Facility.

 

 

 

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title:

Audit of the DPS contracts with out-of-state correctional facilities.