BOC Budget Hearing Exposes $21.1 Million Local Inmate Cost, Off-Island Care Concerns and 69 Vacancies

BOC Budget Hearing Exposes $21.1 Million Local Inmate Cost, Off-Island Care Concerns and 69 Vacancies

BOC said local inmate care costs $320 per day compared with $85 to $109.58 at mainland facilities, prompting questions over whether off-island housing saves money while preserving dignity, family notification, staffing and federal consent obligations.