The death of OCCC inmate Eric Scotton is apparently the third homicide in the Hawaiʻi correctional system in less than a year ...

Christin Johnson, coordinator of the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission, spoke about the challenges faced by the state’s correctional staff. DOH issues recall alert for Shirakiku ...

Once again, sick leave abuse and a union dispute are parts of the problem. The Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission was formed to make sure inmates and detainees were treated ...

“We plan to continue our work with UHCDC and adopt several of the recommendations into the new OCCC project via the planning and design stag,” Johnson said. “We also aim to incorporate the same ...

In 2022, Fernandez had nearly 95 pounds (43 kilograms) of aerial fireworks mailed to "the very correctional facility that he had a duty to secure,” Lopez said. The case against Fernandez isn't linked ...

The head of state's corrections department says there's been a surge of Hawaii inmates being sent away to a facility on the mainland. But as Alina Lee explains... the State says it's only temporary.

KAUAI COUNTY, Hawaii (Island News) -- With the future of the Kauai Community Correctional Center still up in the air, the state is now calling on the community for its input. The Department of ...