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    Union files grievance over inmate violence at Hawaii State Hospital
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    But in an e-mail, Health Department spokeswoman Janice Okubo said that "the goal of Hawai'i State Hospital is fewer assaults and no injuries." She added, "we review every assault and attempt intensively and change our practice as needed." Full Article at The Honolulu Advertiser
    the goal of Hawai'i State Hospital is fewer assaults and no injuries.
    SOURCE: The Honolulu Advertiser 5 months ago
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Union files grievance over inmate violence at Hawaii State Hospital
  1. the state hospital has several patients like that who have been found to have committed pretty vicious murders ... handle this kind of situation.
    SOURCE: The Honolulu Advertiser 5 months ago
  2. A hospital which is 99 percent comprised of people who have committed some kind of a crime should have the ability to handle those few cases where there is this level of violence
    SOURCE: The Honolulu Advertiser 5 months ago
  3. every day with this patient is a struggle to keep the environment safe. He ... believes that if he hurts enough people that we will be more motivated to find him another facility. We need every tool possible that can contribute to a safer setting for the patient and staff.
    SOURCE: The Honolulu Advertiser 5 months ago
  4. we review every assault and attempt intensively and change our practice as needed.
    SOURCE: The Honolulu Advertiser 5 months ago
  5. Do you create another institution that's designed to deal with emotionally unstable violent people who otherwise would have been convicted of a serious crime? ... I don't know what the answer is.
    SOURCE: The Honolulu Advertiser 5 months ago

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