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HONOLULU — The Women’s Community Correctional Center (WCCC) hosted a graduation ceremony Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, for five women who earned their GED from the Department of Education’s McKinley Community School for Adults (MCSA), as well as for six women...

KAILUA, Hawaiʻi — Incarcerated women embraced their family members as they reunited at the Women’s Community Correctional Center Maunawili Cottage courtyard for a Christmas-themed gathering. The Women’s Community Correctional Center (WCCC) hosted the “Star Light, Star Bright” ʻOhana Day event...

HONOLULU — The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DCR) welcomed a new class of 11 new adult corrections officers (ACO) at a graduation ceremony Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, at the State Capitol auditorium. The graduates from Basic Corrections Recruit Class...

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...