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- ↑ Hawaii names warden for Kulani Correctional Facility on Big Island.
- ↑ "10 women file suit claiming abuse at Hawaii women's prison". The Associated Press via Honolulu Star-Advertiser. March 31, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
A spokeswoman for the state Department of Public Safety said Friday that officials have not yet been served with the lawsuit. The department oversees Women’s Community Correctional Center in Kailua, a Honolulu suburb.
- ↑ Meronek, Toshio. "Islands in the Sand." Hyphen Magazine . January 24, 2013. Retrieved on July 30, 2016.