Hawaii 2023 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HCR69 Compare Versions

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1	1	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.C.R. NO. 69 THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 STATE OF HAWAII HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION requesting the office of the prosecuting attorney of each county to collect certain socioeconomic data for each case prosecuted by the office.
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3	3	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.C.R. NO. 69
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37	37	requesting the office of the prosecuting attorney of each county to collect certain socioeconomic data for each case prosecuted by the office.
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45	45	WHEREAS, the Offices of the Prosecuting Attorney of the respective counties in the State execute impactful discretion in the enforcement of the State's criminal justice system; and WHEREAS, prosecuting attorneys decide whether to charge individuals arrested, and with what crimes and determine, virtually unilaterally, whether individuals will be diverted from the criminal system, thereby avoiding criminal records and attendant collateral consequences; and WHEREAS, prosecuting attorneys also make influential recommendations regarding pretrial detention, bail, and sentencing, which have a lasting impact on people accused of crime, victims, families, communities, and the State's economy; and WHEREAS, basic information and data about the Offices of the Prosecuting Attorney and their practices, while publicly available to some extent, are difficult to obtain and are not readily available in a format that is easy to analyze or understand; and WHEREAS, data on the practices of each county Prosecuting Attorney can help the prosecutors manage their offices efficiently and measure progress toward goals; and WHEREAS, data can also help increase transparency about prosecutorial decision making, the constraints prosecutors navigate, and how their decisions link to broader justice and public safety outcomes; and WHEREAS, such data could help assist the Legislature in crafting legislative policy in regard to the Penal Code and broader criminal justice system; and WHEREAS, all individuals deserve comprehensive access to this data that is not otherwise protected from disclosure by a recognized privilege or statutory exemption; and WHEREAS, disclosure of information and data by the Offices of the Prosecuting Attorney will help identify the causes of mass incarceration and racial disparities in the criminal justice system, improve accountability, and produce fairer outcomes in individual criminal cases, including better-informed plea negotiations and potential rehabilitative pathways; and WHEREAS, the county Offices of the Prosecuting Attorney can increase transparency and serve the public interest by collecting and publishing certain socioeconomic data for each case prosecuted by the offices; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2023, the Senate concurring, that the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney of each county is requested to collect certain socioeconomic data for each case prosecuted by the office; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Offices of the Prosecuting Attorney are requested to collect and maintain a record of the following data: (1) Defendant's race; (2) Defendant's gender; (3) Defendant's highest level of education; (4) Defendant's job status; (5) District or neighborhood of arrest; and (6) Amount of time the person has been living in Hawaii; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that each Office of the Prosecuting Attorney is requested to post all deidentified data on the Office's website; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that each Office of the Prosecuting Attorney is requested to submit a report to the Legislature, no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2024, on the status of its data collection efforts; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu, Prosecuting Attorney of the County of Maui, Prosecuting Attorney of the County of Hawaii, and Prosecuting Attorney of the County of Kauai. OFFERED BY: _____________________________ Report Title: Office of the Prosecuting Attorney; Socioeconomic Data; Data Collection
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47	47	WHEREAS, the Offices of the Prosecuting Attorney of the respective counties in the State execute impactful discretion in the enforcement of the State's criminal justice system; and
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51	51	WHEREAS, prosecuting attorneys decide whether to charge individuals arrested, and with what crimes and determine, virtually unilaterally, whether individuals will be diverted from the criminal system, thereby avoiding criminal records and attendant collateral consequences; and
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55	55	WHEREAS, prosecuting attorneys also make influential recommendations regarding pretrial detention, bail, and sentencing, which have a lasting impact on people accused of crime, victims, families, communities, and the State's economy; and
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59	59	WHEREAS, basic information and data about the Offices of the Prosecuting Attorney and their practices, while publicly available to some extent, are difficult to obtain and are not readily available in a format that is easy to analyze or understand; and
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63	63	WHEREAS, data on the practices of each county Prosecuting Attorney can help the prosecutors manage their offices efficiently and measure progress toward goals; and
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67	67	WHEREAS, data can also help increase transparency about prosecutorial decision making, the constraints prosecutors navigate, and how their decisions link to broader justice and public safety outcomes; and
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69	69	WHEREAS, such data could help assist the Legislature in crafting legislative policy in regard to the Penal Code and broader criminal justice system; and
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73	73	WHEREAS, all individuals deserve comprehensive access to this data that is not otherwise protected from disclosure by a recognized privilege or statutory exemption; and
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77	77	WHEREAS, disclosure of information and data by the Offices of the Prosecuting Attorney will help identify the causes of mass incarceration and racial disparities in the criminal justice system, improve accountability, and produce fairer outcomes in individual criminal cases, including better-informed plea negotiations and potential rehabilitative pathways; and
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81	81	WHEREAS, the county Offices of the Prosecuting Attorney can increase transparency and serve the public interest by collecting and publishing certain socioeconomic data for each case prosecuted by the offices; now, therefore,
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85	85	BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2023, the Senate concurring, that the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney of each county is requested to collect certain socioeconomic data for each case prosecuted by the office; and
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89	89	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Offices of the Prosecuting Attorney are requested to collect and maintain a record of the following data:
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93	93	(1) Defendant's race;
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97	97	(2) Defendant's gender;
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101	101	(3) Defendant's highest level of education;
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117	117	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that each Office of the Prosecuting Attorney is requested to post all deidentified data on the Office's website; and
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121	121	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that each Office of the Prosecuting Attorney is requested to submit a report to the Legislature, no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2024, on the status of its data collection efforts; and
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125	125	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu, Prosecuting Attorney of the County of Maui, Prosecuting Attorney of the County of Hawaii, and Prosecuting Attorney of the County of Kauai.
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133	133	OFFERED BY: _____________________________
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