The accident, which occurred around 2 p.m. Thursday just north of Bakersfield, involved the prisoner van, two tractor-trailers, a pickup truck and two cars, the California Highway Patrol said. CHP officials said they believe two tractor-trailers driving in opposite directions sideswiped each other, possibly after one of them suffered a blown tire. About 140 Hawaii inmates, including 20 women, were transferred to correctional facilities in Oklahoma and Minnesota. They will replace 180 inmates scheduled to be released shortly, who were brought back to Hawaii, says state Public Safety Director Ted Sakai. It's the second transfer of inmates to and from the mainland this year, Sakai added.
Organization favors rehabilitative facilities as an alternative to a punishment-oriented system.
I wish we could keep all the inmates in Hawaii, but the reality is there's not enough bed space in Hawaii to do it.