News Releases

HONOLULU — Inmate Kawai J. Pomroy, one of three inmates who left the Hawaiʻi Community Correctional Center (HCCC) Hale Nani site without permission on Hawaiʻi Island in December 2024 has been returned to custody at HCCC. Park rangers at the...

HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Community Correctional Center (HCCC) celebrated the new Kaumana Housing Unit with a blessing and dedication ceremony Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. More than 50 people attended the event under an open canopy tent next to the new...

HILO — Inmate Joseph C, Fernandez, one of three inmates who left the Hawaiʻi Community Correctional Center (HCCC) Hale Nani site without permission on Hawaiʻi island Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, has been returned to custody at HCCC. The Hawaiʻi County...

HONOLULU — Wearing a firefighter jacket costume, the 6-year-old son of inmate Sean Kim stepped out of a white shuttle van on a Sunday morning at the Waiawa Correctional Facility recreation field where holiday music filled the air. Once he...

HONOLULU — A search is underway for three inmates who allegedly escaped from the Hawaiʻi Community Correctional Center Hale Nani Facility in Hilo at approximately 4:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. Inmate Kawai J. Pomroy, 41, was first discovered missing....

HONOLULU — The Women’s Community Correctional Center (WCCC) hosted a graduation ceremony Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, for three women who earned their GED from the Department of Education’s McKinley Community School for Adults – Moanalua Campus, and for six women...

HONOLULU — The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DCR) welcomed a new class of adult corrections officers (ACO) at a graduation ceremony Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, at the State Capitol auditorium. Twenty-one graduates from Basic Corrections Recruit Class (BCRC) 24-06...

HONOLULU — The Women’s Community Correctional Center (WCCC) hosted a Star Light, Star Bright Kids’ Day event in collaboration with the Pūʻā Foundation and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. Mothers greeted their children with warm...

HONOLULU — Health and wellness benefits associated with regular exercise are now available to inmates at the Women’s Community Correctional Center (WCCC), thanks to the continued partnership with the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DCR), the facility and Women’s Prison...

HONOLULU —The Waiawa Correctional Facility hosted a dedication ceremony Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, to celebrate the new ‘Ohana Visit and Resource Center, a pilot project to provide a supportive environment for children and family members of incarcerated fathers. The center...