Died in prison
Joseph O’Malley
Joseph O'Malley, a 28-year-old man, died in 2017 while held at Hālawa Correctional Facility, a Hawaii state prison. A court award to his estate says he hanged himself in an observation room in the prison's medical unit. The estate was awarded $1.375 million in 2022, as reported by Honolulu Civil Beat in September 2025.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. A court awarded his estate $1.375 million in 2022 over his 2017 hanging in an observation room in the medical unit.
Reported by: court award to his estate.
Lawsuit: A court awarded his estate $1.375 million in 2022 over his death at Hālawa Correctional Facility.