Friends of HOPE

The HOPE program has been the subject of newscasts, articles, reports, blogs, and other accounts, some of which are provided below. Certain newscasts have been videotaped and archived. To watch these sessions, you need the latest Adobe Flash Player, which is free.

Judge Alm Speaks About HOPE at a Recent Rotary Club Meeting:

Press, News, and Editorials:

• Honolulu Magazine article, “Tough Love”: Honolulu Magazine Article
• Honolulu Star Bulleting Article: Signs of HOPE
• Honolulu Star Bulletin Editorial here: Honolulu Star Bulletin Editorial
• Governing.com looks at HOPE: Governing.com Article
• The Honolulu Star Bulletin recently published an article on the HOPE Probation program entitled When Hope Thrives.
• Recent editorial from the Honolulu Star Bulletin, HOPE Deserves Support.
• Journal of the American Medical Association – August 2009: “Mexican Drug Violence Intertwined With US Demand for Illegal Drugs.”
• PNAS – August 2009: “The Dynamics of Deterrence.”
• Washington Monthly – July 2009: “Jail Break: How smarter parole and probation can cut the nation’s incarceration rate.“
• Oregonian – 05/03/09: “Oregon looks at tougher probation for lesser crimes“
• Forbes – 04/27/09: “How To Win The War On Crime“
• Seattle Times – 02/16/09: “A new drug czar, a new opportunity“
• Sacramento Bee – 02/16/09: “Probation reform shows audacity of HOPE“
• Bacon’s Rebellion blog – 01/18/09: “Lowering the Costs of Virginia’s Prison System“
• Corrections Today – December 2008: “Hawaii’s Swift and Sure Probation“
• Honolulu Star-Bulletin article – 12/30/08: “Judge improves probation system and creates model for other states“
• Justice Research and Statistics Association Forum – September 2008: “Hawaii SAC Evaluates Hawaii’s Opportunity Probation with Enforcement (HOPE) Program“
• PFM Justice eReport blog – 09/10/08: “Reforming Probation and Parole Will Cut Crime and Lower Prison Costs“
• Grits for Breakfast blog – 08/24/08: “Levin urges Corrections Committee to mimic Hawaii’s HOPE program“
• National Institute of Justice article – June 2008: “HOPE in Hawaii: Swift and Sure Changes in Probation“
• Issues in Science and Technology article – Summer 2008: “Fixing the Parole System“
• The Honolulu Advertiser editorial- 07/26/08: “HOPE offers hope for reducing recidivism“
• Honolulu Star-Bulletin article – 07/25/08: “Program helps drug offenders break cycle“
• The Honolulu Advertiser article – 07/25/08: “HOPE gets nation’s attention“
• Wall Street Journal article – 07/24/08: “Scared Straight…by Probation“
• Los Angeles Times article – 03/30/08: “Do the Time, Lower the Crime“
• The American Prospect article – 04/10/07: “What a novel probation program in Hawaii might teach other states.”
• Congressman Adam Schiff press release – 12/11/06: “Schiff Provision Requiring Frequent, Mandatory Drug Testing for Chronic Drug Offenders Passes Both House and Senate.”
• The Honolulu Advertiser article – 7/24/06: “New HOPE for probationers.”
• KHON2 News newscast – 7/19/06: “Probationers being scared straight.” [ transcript ]
• The Honolulu Advertiser editorial – 7/15/06: “Probation plan can bolster war on crime.”
• KITV4 News newscast – 11/25/05: “HOPE probation.” [ transcript ]
• The Honolulu Advertiser guest editorial – 7/21/05: “Everybody wins when defendants stay out of prison.”
• The Honolulu Advertiser editorial – 7/10/05: “Court probation plan deserves more support.”
• The Honolulu Advertiser article – 7/8/05: “High-risk probation program paying off.”