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ʻAIEA, Hawaiʻi — The Hālawa Correctional Facility staff and volunteers decorated the facility courtyard with colorful adornments, transforming it into a festive Christmas-themed area where incarcerated fathers reunited with their children. HCF, in collaboration with Keiki O Ka ʻĀina (KOKA)...

KAILUA, Hawaiʻi — The Women’s Community Correctional Center (WCCC) proudly hosted a Mental Health Day event at the facility Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, to bring about awareness, healing and empowerment for incarcerated women with mental health disorders. Over 60 inmates...

HONOLULU — Nine work furlough inmates of the Oʻahu Community Correctional Center (OCCC) Laumaka Work Furlough Center successfully completed a four-day pre-apprenticeship evaluation course for the Hawaiʻi Laborersʻ Apprenticeship and Training Program this week. After passing the course, all became...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOct. 23, 2025 KAILUA — The Women’s Community Correctional Center (WCCC) hosted a resource fair Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, for nearly 150 inmates, to help them prepare for reintegration into the community. The facility collaborated on the event...

HILO — The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DCR) welcomed a new class of nine new adult corrections officers (ACO) at a graduation ceremony Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo – Performing Arts Center. The...

KAILUA — Incarcerated mothers showered their children with hugs and kisses when they reunited at the Women’s Community Correctional Center (WCCC) Maunawili Cottage courtyard for a spooktacular Kids’ Day event. The Women’s Community Correctional Center, in collaboration with Wellspring Covenant...

HONOLULU — The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DCR) welcomed a new class of 14 new adult corrections officers (ACO) at a graduation ceremony Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, at the State Capitol auditorium. The graduates from Basic Corrections Recruit Class...

KAILUA — A new foster pet pilot program at the Women’s Community Correctional Center kicked off with the arrival of five kittens at the facility Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, from the Hawaiian Humane Society. Participating inmates of the 12-month program,...

ʻAIEA, Hawaiʻi —The Hālawa Correctional Facility hosted a wellness fair Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, where more than a dozen organizations provided information on health and wellness to adult corrections officers (ACO) and non-uniformed staff. During the event, HMSA administered blood...

KAILUA, Oʻahu — The Women’s Community Correctional Center (WCCC) transformed its recreation field into a carnival for inmates and their families with a petting zoo, inflatable bounce house and games for the facility’s first ʻOhana Day event. Approximately 100 people...