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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.
Men of Pa‘a speak at state Capitol during symposium on community plans to improve correctional system in Hawaiʻi
Attendees included stakeholders, lawmakers and community groups and members who addressed the call to break the cycles of substance abuse, mental health needs, houselessness and generational incarceration in Hawai‘i.
Big Island woman sworn in as new deputy director for state program
Sanna Muñoz of the Big Island was sworn in as the new deputy director of the Rehabilitation Services and Program Division of the new Hawai‘i Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
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.
Hawaiʻi State Capitol adding metal detectors; becomes 38th state with this security
Beginning July 10, the Hawai’i State Capitol will add metal detectors to its security measures, joining 37 state capitols that already have them.
