Eloy, Arizona is in the middle of the desert ― about an hour from Phoenix.
It’s a sharp contrast from Hawaii. But it’s where 1,000 Hawaii inmates are currently housed at Saguaro Correctional Center, a facility the state pays millions to each year to relieve overcrowding at in-state facilities.
Hawaii News Now was the only television news crew allowed inside since it was built in 2007 to ease overcrowding in the islands.
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