News Releases

HILO, HAWAIʻI ISLAND — The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DCR) welcomed a new classof eight adult corrections officers (ACO) at a graduation ceremony at the Island of Hawaiʻi YMCA inHilo on Monday, July 14, 2025. The graduates from Basic...

HONOLULU — Laumaka work furlough inmate Steve R. Abraham was returned to custody at the Oʻahu Community Correctional Center at approximately 12:30 a.m. Friday, July 11, 2025, following his arrest in Kalihi. Abraham, 24, was reported missing from a headcount...

HONOLULU — “American Idol” 2025 finalist Thunderstorm Artis gifted inmates with a free concert at the Hālawa Correctional Facility Monday, June 30, 2025. “I think music is such a healing thing and for me the message I try to bring...

HONOLULU — At the Hālawa Correctional Facility, the 12-year-old son of inmate Paul E. Abiley Jr. walked into facility courtyard Saturday morning and smiled as soon as he saw his father standing there facing him. The child hugged his dad...

HONOLULU — The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DCR) welcomed a new class of 12 adult corrections officers (ACO) at a graduation ceremony Friday, June 27, 2025. The graduates from Basic Corrections Recruit Class (BCRC) 25-03 completed eight weeks of...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 23, 2025 HONOLULU — Work furlough inmate Steve R. Abraham was reported missing from a 3:15 p.m. headcount at the Laumaka Work Furlough Center Monday, June 23, 2025. He was not authorized to leave. State sheriffs were...

HONOLULU — At Waiawa Correctional Facility (WCF), inmate John T. Granger’s face lit up as he enveloped his 14-year-old son in his arms once the teen stepped out of a shuttle van at the facility recreational field Sunday morning. The...

HONOLULU — The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DCR) hosted its annual Incentive and Service Awards ceremony at the state Capitol auditorium Wednesday, June 18, 2025. Over a dozen employees were honored for their outstanding accomplishments and their dedication to...

HONOLULU — Oʻahu Community Correctional Center work furlough inmate Issac Pascua was arrested in Texas by Lubbock Police Department officers on a full extradition warrant Friday, June 13, 2025. Another individual, 42-year-old Jenny Pascua, was also arrested and charged with...

HONOLULU — The Waiawa Correctional Facility (WCF) hosted a graduation ceremony and luncheon for nine inmates who received Kapiʻolani Community College (KCC) Culinary Arts certificates Friday, June 6, 2025. Honored guests that included Director Tommy Johnson of the Department of...