Corrections Division

JAILS
Hawaii is one of only six states in the country that has its jail functions at the State level. Traditionally, jails are the responsibility of county government. The Hawaii Department of Public Safety is responsible for four jails: one on each of the islands of Oahu, Hawaii, Maui and Kauai.

Hawaii Community Correctional Center

60 Punahele Street
Hilo, HI 96720
Phone: (808) 933-0428
Fax: (808) 933-0425

The Hawaii Community Correctional Center (HCCC) is a 226-bed facility located on two sites. The primary facility is situated on three acres in downtown Hilo. Hale Nani, the facility's community reintegration program, is located five miles away in Panaewa.

In addition to its jail functions, HCCC provides reintegration programming and a work release program at Hale Nani for sentenced inmates who will be released on the island of Hawaii. HCCC also contracts with the Big Island Substance Abuse Council for a transitional community residential program in Hilo for female offenders.

Work opportunities are available through in-facility worklines and Correctional Industries. Inmates are also able to participate in community service worklines for county, state and not-for-profit organizations.

Kauai Community Correctional Center
5350 Kuhio Highway
Lihue, HI 96766
Phone: (808) 241-3057
Fax: (808) 241-3059

The Kauai Community Correctional Center (KCCC) is a 130-bed facility. In addition to its jail functions, KCCC offers education, substance abuse treatment, religious counseling, cultural arts and work furlough programs.

KCCC offers sentenced felons an opportunity to participate in its Lifetime Stand Program, which provides a structured, para-military regimen of marching, drill exercises, physical training, education and community outreach. The Lifetime Stand Program stresses discipline, perseverance, work ethic and personal responsibility.

In addition to in-facility worklines, KCCC community service worklines continue to provide a labor force on numerous projects for county and not-for profit organizations. KCCC's vegetable farm and fish farm are also maintained by inmates, with products used by the facility's food services unit. Excess crops and fish are donated to community organizations such as senior centers.

Maui Community Correctional Center
600 Waiale Drive
Wailuku, HI 96793
Phone: (808) 243-5860
Fax: (808) 244-0128

The Maui Community Correctional Center (MCCC) is located on approximately seven acres in Wailuku. In addition to housing pre-trial detainees, MCCC provides reintegration programming to sentenced felons and parole violators who will be released on Maui.

Among the programs offered at MCCC are adult basic education, GED, parenting and cognitive skills, substance abuse treatment, vocational training and work furlough. Extended furlough is offered in conjunction with the Maui Intake Service Center.

An innovative program enables select pre-trial inmates, sentenced felons and parole violators to participate in in-facility treatment services, which is followed by another nine months of treatment in the community.

Oahu Community Correctional Center

2199 Kamehameha Highway
Honolulu, HI 96819
Phone: (808) 832-1777
Fax: (808) 832-1412

The Community Correctional Center (OCCC) is the largest jail in the State and is situated on 16 acres in urban Honolulu. The 950-bed facility houses pre-trial detainees. In addition to its jail functions, OCCC also provides reintegration programming for male sentenced felons.

The pre-trial population at OCCC is offered educational, self-improvement and religious programs. The sentenced inmate population is offered programs in substance abuse, domestic violence, cognitive skills, parenting, community service worklines, work furlough, and extended furlough. In addition to programs, there are work opportunities through Correctional Industries, with the majority of jobs in light construction (i.e. office wall panel construction and installation). In an average year, OCCC employs over 400 inmates in its in-facility worklines to provide support services for its kitchen, laundry, and other operations.

OCCC staff also oversees the Laumaka Work Furlough Center (LWFC), which is located a block away from the jail. Inmates assigned to LWFC are either actively seeking employment or working in the community. Project Bridge, which occupies one of the buildings, is the transitional program for offenders who have completed their primary substance abuse treatment.

PRISONS
The Hawaii State Department of Public Safety oversees four prisons. Three of the prisons are located on the island of Oahu and one on the island of Hawaii.

Halawa Correctional Facility

99-902 Moanalua Road
Aiea, HI 96701
Phone: (808) 486-2600
Fax: (808) 483-7275

The Halawa Correctional Facility (HCF) is made up of two separate and distinct buildings: a special needs facility and a medium security facility. The special needs facility is the old City and County Halawa Jail, originally opened in 1962 and transferred to the State in 1977. It houses maximum and closed custody inmates, as well as those who require protective custody. It also serves inmates with severe and chronic mental illnesses that preclude them from being placed in the general population.

The medium security facility opened in 1987, and is still the newest and largest prison facility in Hawaii's correctional system. It houses male sentenced felons. In order to mitigate overcrowding, there were approximately 1,400 males from HCF housed at out-of-state contracted facilities in Arizona, Oklahoma and Mississippi as of June 30, 2004.

Among the programs offered at HCF are a broad range of education classes, substance abuse treatment services and sex offender treatment services. In-facility workline positions and work opportunities are also available through Correctional Industries.

Kulani Correctional Facility
HC 01, Stainback Highway
Hilo, HI 96720
Phone: (808) 935-2280
Fax: (808) 969-9107

The Kulani Correctional Facility (KCF) is a 160-bed minimum-security prison that incorporates vocational training and specialized programming for male inmates nearing the end of their sentence. Situated on 20 acres, it opened in 1946 as a work camp.

Kulani is the primary location for the department's sex offender treatment program. Past programs at KCF initially focused on assigning inmates agricultural work, specifically cultivating fruits and vegetables. Planting and cutting koa forests were also at one time a large part of the facility's programs.

Over the years, Kulani's programs have evolved with the changing technological needs and the job market. Today's worklines stress mechanical repair and maintenance, construction, heavy equipment operation and computer work.

Waiawa Correctional Facility
94-560 Kamehameha Highway
Waipahu, HI 96797
Phone: (808) 677-6150
Fax: (808) 677-6155

WCF is a 334-bed minimum-security prison for sentenced male inmates. It provides an environment that helps inmates transition from traditional prison to re-entry into the community. inmates. All inmates participate in education or substance abuse treatment programs.

240 beds are devoted to a substance abuse treatment called KASHBOX, an intensive residential treatment program for those with serious substance abuse problems. The other major substance abuse treatment program is Crossroads, which is designed for parole violators who return to prison for failing to comply with the conditions of their parole because of substance abuse. It was implemented in 1999, with 40 beds.

A unique pilot program designed to help substance-abusing inmates become better fathers, Supporting Keiki of Incarcerated Parents is a program where inmate fathers engage in structured play groups with their young children, participate in group parenting sessions, and share in reading activities with their children.

WCF also provides general education programs, as well as Hawaiian language and culture leading to an associate of arts degree. Several in-facility worklines also help inmates acquire and practice good work habits and to learn useful skills. These worklines include food service, building maintenance, heavy equipment, farm, janitorial, educational tutoring and landscaping.

Women's Community Correctional Center
42-477 Kalanianaole Highway
Kailua, HI 96734
Phone: (808) 266-9580
Fax: (808) 266-9583

WCCC is the only women's prison in Hawaii. It also serves the needs of pre-trial and sentenced female offenders. The facility houses female offenders who are of maximum, medium and minimum custody levels.

WCCC offers a 50-bed gender responsive, substance abuse therapeutic community called Ke Alaula. Other offerings included a cognitive-based curriculum, parenting and educational classes, domestic violence treatment, day reporting and electronic monitoring programs. Project Bridge is a program designed to assist female offenders with transitioning back to society through employment, education and substance abuse after care treatment.

In addition to in-facility programs, WCCC participates in many community service projects for state, county agencies and non-profit organizations.