Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission Chair Patterson Testifies Before Senate Indian Affairs Committee
February 07, 2026
February 07, 2026
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Mark Patterson, Chair of the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission, and former administrator of the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility and Kawailoa Youth and Family Wellness Center, Honolulu, from a Jan. 28, 2026, hearing entitled "Justice and Safety for Native Children: Examining Title II of the Draft Native Children's Commission Implementation Act":
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