News Releases

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...

HONOLULU — Oʻahu Community Correctional Center work furlough inmate Issac Pascua failed to return to Module 20 Friday, May 23, 2025. Pascua, 41, left Module 20 on a work furlough pass Friday morning and was supposed to return by 7:30...

HILO — The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation welcomed a new class of 14 adult corrections officers (ACO) at a graduation cermeony Friday, May 23, 2025, at the Island of Hawaiʻi YMCA. The graduates from Basic Corrections Recruit Class (BCRC)...

HONOLULU — The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DCR) welcomed a new class of 12 adult corrections officers (ACO) at a graduation ceremony Friday, May 16, 2025, at the State Capitol auditorium. The graduates from Basic Corrections Recruit Class (BCRC)...