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New housing unit is a start but not a solution for chronic overcrowding at Hawaiʻi County’s primary correctional facility

The 46-year-old Hawaiʻi Community Correctional Center, known as HCCC, is the most overcrowded correctional facility in the state and likely will remain so despite the additional 1,940 square feet of housing from the Kaumana Housing Unit project.

New Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation provides hope for a brighter future for inmates and employees

In 2022, Gov. David Ige signed into law House Bill 2171, which became Act 278, re-establishing the Hawai‘i Department of Public Safety as the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and transferring law enforcement functions to the new Department of Law Enforcement effective Jan. 1, 2024.

Hilo woman arrested as part of Operation Paper Shredder for contraband smuggling

In “Operation Paper Shredder,” the Hawai’i County Department of Public Safety arrested five people involved in three recent cases of contraband smuggling in Hawai‘i’s correctional facilities.

Visitation Resumes at State Correctional Facilities

In-person visitation at the state’s correctional facilities will resume this week.

10 Inmates, 2 Staff Members at HCCC Test Positive for COVID

The state Department of Public Safety on Monday reported that 10 inmates at Hawai’i Community Correctional Center in Hilo have tested positive for COVID-19. Two of the jail’s staff members also tested positive.

PSD Suspends Personal Inmate Visits at All Correctional Facilities

All correctional facilities statewide will suspend inmate personal visits until further notice amid coronavirus fears, officials announced this week.