text: So, a couple of thoughts on this piece: 
  * So we should be following the rules of the UN and European Commission on the treatment of prisoners? When did they become the lawmakers of our land?  Just asking because the last time I checked, we were not bound with following the rules of another country or extraterritorial organizations. 
  * By far, this is not the biggest problem facing our prisons in Hawaii. Frankly, our prison system needs to see the upgrades and rebuilding of facilities that Gov. Ige advocated in his State of the State address earlier this year. Get the Legislature to start focusing on that first, and then maybe we can talk about attire issues. 
  * What about the families of prisoners in the mainland and what they have to suffer? Better yet, where is the article that says "bring them home, here is how". 
  
  Again, priorities....and keeping our eye on the big issues facing our prisons and prisoners in this state.