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Sanna Muñoz Sworn in as Deputy Director of Rehabilitation Services and Programs Division of New Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
HONOLULU — Sanna Muñoz was sworn in today as the new Deputy Director of Rehabilitation Services and Programs Division of the new Hawai‘i Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DCR). Prior to her appointment, she served as Deputy Director of Corrections (DEP-C) for...
Read More Sanna Muñoz Sworn in as Deputy Director of Rehabilitation Services and Programs Division of New Department of Corrections and RehabilitationNew Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Provides Hope for a Brighter Future for Inmates and Employees
HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DCR) is offering hope for a new beginning for those incarcerated in Hawai‘i correctional facilities and for its nearly 2,700 employees. In 2022, Governor David Ige signed into law House Bill 2171,...
Read More New Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Provides Hope for a Brighter Future for Inmates and EmployeesWCCC Holds Ceremony for Graduates of Culinary Arts
HONOLULU —The Women’s Community Correctional Center (WCCC) held a graduation ceremony Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, for women who earned a certificate from the Kapiolani Community College Culinary Arts Program as well as women who earned a certificate from the Windward...
Read More WCCC Holds Ceremony for Graduates of Culinary ArtsKid’s Day Event at WCCC Reunite Mothers and Their Children
HONOLULU — Mothers at the Women’s Community Correctional Center (WCCC) spent a day with their children for Kid’s Day Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, thanks to a collaboration between WCCC and community and faith-based organizations. It was the first Kid’s Day...
Read More Kid’s Day Event at WCCC Reunite Mothers and Their ChildrenFinal Basic Corrections Recruit Training Graduation Ceremony
HONOLULU — The Department of Public Safety (PSD) today welcomed a new class of adult correctional officers at a graduation ceremony held at the Neal Blaisdell Center in Honolulu on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. Twenty-one recruits graduated from Basic Corrections...
Read More Final Basic Corrections Recruit Training Graduation CeremonyWCCC and Women’s Prison Project
HONOLULU – Two murals depicting tranquil beach and ocean scenes were unveiled this morning at the Women’s Community Correctional Center (WCCC) in Kailua, the result of a creative collaboration between local artists Bill Braden and Kai Kaulukukui and WCCC residents....
Read More WCCC and Women’s Prison ProjectNarcotics Enforcement Division K9 Kahu Receives His Body Armor Donation
RELEASE - New NED K9 Vest received 5.19.23 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR TOMMY JOHNSON DIRECTOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 19, 2023 STATE OF HAWAIʻI NARCOTICS ENFORCEMENT DIVISION K9 KAHU RECEIVES BODY ARMOR DONATION HONOLULU...
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