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An investigation is underway after an inmate at Oahu Community Correctional Center died early Wednesday morning.

Nearly half of white high school students and more than half of Black students in the state said they’d experienced racism in schools, according to a federal survey recently pulled from the internet by Trump administration orders.

The death of OCCC inmate Eric Scotton is apparently the third homicide in the Hawaiʻi correctional system in less than a year.

Executive Director of the ACLU of Hawai'i, Salmah Rizvi, Weighs In On Constitutionally Protected Rights

ACLU of Hawai'i Policy Director, Carrie Ann Shirota, Shares Insights

The two women, with the help of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Hawaii, are suing Maui County for taking and destroying all their belongings during a homeless sweep at Kanaha Beach Park four years ago.

An inmate seized keys and released other prisoners, who then attacked another inmate, officials said.

Police officials are taking a wait-and-see attitude as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office after pledging to be tough on crime. Civil rights advocates are worried about criminal justice reform efforts.

Ultimately it could be a $1 billion project. Meanwhile, some are advocating for greater emphasis on keeping people out of prison.