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New class of state corrections officers graduates; four assigned to Big Island facility

Adult corrections officer training courses have compressed in length and doubled in number to address a staff shortage.

New recruitment campaign for corrections officers kicks off in June 2024

The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DCR) is kicking off a new multi-pronged recruitment campaign for adult corrections officers (ACO) beginning Monday, June 10, 2024.

Six newly graduated correctional officers take up posts at Hawai‘i Island jails

The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation welcomed its first new class of adult corrections officers at a graduation ceremony on O‘ahu last week.

Inmate at Hawai‘i Community Correctional Center dies of suspected overdose

Hawai‘i Island police Capt. Rio Amon-Wilkins said officers responded to the jail at around 1 p.m. on Thursday following a report of two unresponsive men down in their cell.