Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 22, Number 5, 1 May 2005 — Bissen vote [ARTICLE]

Bissen vote

Kudos to Sen. Clayton Hee on his Richard Bissen vote. Shame on Bissen for his selective memory and reluctance to be forthcoming about his courtroom indiscretions. As Hawaiian inmates of the recently beleaguered Brush Correctional Facility in Colorado, we were dismayed to learn that Bissen is the acting director of the state Department of Puhlie Safety. The outlook for DPS is dismal at best when it inherits the cast-offs from the more honorable and prestigious appointments. As more evidence surfaces here at BCF of sexual misconduct by staff and with the recent firing of employees with criminal records, the climate for us Hawaiians is frightening at best. What does Bissen have to say about this? He told Hawai'i press that the DPS is not planning to launeh its own investigation into the incidents because they are satisfied so far with the investigations conducted by Colorado authorities. Oh, that's right! Bissen has already revealed (or not) his overzealousness for prosecution, why on earth would he step in to stick up for a huneh of female Hawaiian inmates who are 3,000 miles away from home. Auē! Annette Cummings Brush, Colorado