HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Trial resumed Tuesday for three Oahu Community Correctional Center inmates accused of leading a gang that beat a fellow inmate to death.
A detainee who alerted authorities to the beating was reluctant to tell the story for fear he’d be accused of collaborating with authorities.
The code of silence enforced by violence is making the trial a real challenge for prosecutors. Their witnesses are afraid of retaliation by other inmates and afraid of prosecution for crimes they committed while in custody…