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Mother of Hawaii boy missing for 20 years released from jail

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File - This June 6, 2016 file photo taken in Honolulu shows a bumper sticker Hawaii officials distributed in a campaign for a Hawaii boy who disappeared 20 years ago. The child, known as "Peter Boy," became the face of missing and abused children in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The father of a Hawaii boy who went missing 20 years ago has led police to the site Sunday, April 23, 2017, where he disposed his son's remains. Peter Kema Sr. is providing information about the location of the boy's body as part of a plea deal reached earlier this month. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, File) (The Associated Press)

FILE - In this April 5, 2017 file photo, Peter Kema Sr., left, pleads guilty to manslaughter and first-degree hindering prosecution in the death of his son, Peter Kema Jr., also known as "Peter Boy," who went missing in 1997, in Hilo Circuit Court in Hilo, Hawaii. The father of the Hawaii boy who went missing 20 years ago has led police to the site where he disposed his son's remains. Kema Sr. is providing information about the location of the boy's body as part of a plea deal reached earlier this month. (Hollyn Johnson/Hawaii Tribune-Herald via AP, Pool, File) (The Associated Press)

This undated photo released by the Hawaii Department of Public Safety shows Jaylin Kema. The mother of a Hawaii boy who disappeared 20 years ago was released from jail Thursday, April 27, 2017, after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the 6-year-old's death. (Hawaii Department of Public Safety via AP) (The Associated Press)

The mother of a Hawaii boy who disappeared 20 years ago is being released from jail after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the 6-year-old's death.

A judge is allowing supervised release for Jaylin Kema, who has served a year in jail.

State Department of Public Safety Spokeswoman Toni Schwartz says Kema was released from Hawaii Community Correctional Center Thursday.

Her husband, Peter Kema Sr., pleaded guilty to manslaughter earlier this month and provided authorities with information about the location of the boy's remains.

Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Rick Damerville says her release is contingent upon conditions including drug testing, not leaving Hawaii Island and no contact with her children.

Court-appointed defense attorney Brian De Lima says she will return to the Puna home where she lived when she was arrested.