News Releases

HONOLULU — At the Hālawa Correctional Facility (HCF), inmate Mohomiid Wicks stood in front of a pastel-colored balloon archway at an entrance to a courtyard when his 5-year-old son walked in. Once the child spotted Wicks, he yelled “Dad’ in...

HONOLULU — The recreation field at Waiawa Correctional Facility (WCF) was abuzz with joy and laughter as fathers reunited with their children for Easter Keiki Day Sunday, April 6, 2025. WCF hosted the Easter Keiki Day event in collaboration with...

HONOLULU — On a humid Saturday morning, 10 mothers anxiously stood in the Women’s Community Correctional Center (WCCC) Maunawili Cottage courtyard with their eyes fixed on the security entry door, waiting for their children to arrive. Once their keiki entered...

HONOLULU — Laumaka work furlough inmate Jerwan Lalimo was returned to custody at the Oʻahu Community Correctional Center at approximately 10:30 p.m. Saturday, March 29, 2025, after state sheriff’s deputies of the Department of Law Enforcement apprehended him in Waipahu....

HONOLULU — Laumaka work furlough inmate Jerwan Lalimo failed to return to the Laumaka Work Furlough Center by 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 28, 2025. State Sheriffs and the Honolulu Police Department were notified. Lalimo, 29, is 5 feet, 6 inches...

HONOLULU — O‘ahu Community Correctional Center (OCCC) work furlough inmate Jason S. Takaki was returned to custody at approximately 7:50 p.m. Monday, March 24, 2025, after state sheriff’s deputies apprehended him in Kaimukī. Takaki, 45, left Module 20 on a...

HONOLULU — O‘ahu Community Correctional Center (OCCC) work furlough inmateJason S. Takaki failed to return to Module 20 Friday, March 21, 2025. Takaki, 45, left Module 20 on a job-seeking pass this morning and was supposed toreturn by 2 p.m....

HONOLULU — The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DCR) welcomed a new class of 13 adult corrections officers (ACO) at a graduation ceremony Friday, March 21, 2025, at the State Capitol auditorium. The graduates from Basic Corrections Recruit Class (BCRC)...

LĪHUʻE, KAUAʻI — The Hawaiʻi Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DCR) is seeking community input on the preferred site for the future Kauaʻi Community Correctional Center (KCCC) following information presented at the recent symposium, “Pathways for Reentry from Incarceration: A...

HONOLULU — The University of Hawaiʻi Community Design Center (UHCDC) has completed its final proof-of-concept study report, “Breaking Cycles: Alternative Models for Rehabilitation and Restorative Justice on Oʻahu,” on the proposed new Oʻahu Community Correctional Center (OCCC). The report presents...