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The 1977 Determinate Sentencing Law was passed in an effort to achieve fairness and parity in sentencing in California. Thirteen years later, we have a system loaded down with African American men in the prime of their lives.

Hawaii is a state which is poised on the brink of deinstitutionalization, a state which holds real potential for the design and implementation of a model juvenile justice system.

Policy recommendations following a review and evaluation of juvenile correctional programs administered by the Hawai’i Department of Corrections.

An evaluation and workable plan for phasing Hawaii’s juvenile justice system into a deinstitutionalized, community-based model of care.