The Hawaii Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DCR) is a department within the executive branch of the government of the U.S. state of Hawaii. The mission of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is "to provide a secure correctional environment for comprehensive rehabilitative, holistic, and wraparound re-entry services to persons sentenced to our custody and care with professionalism, integrity, respect, and fairness."[6]
| Hawaii Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Ka ʻOihana Hoʻomalu Kalaima a Hoʻoponopono Ola (Hawaiian) | |
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 Seal of Hawaii | |
| Abbreviation | DCR |
| Motto | He Au Hou ("a new era")[1] |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | January 1, 2024 |
| Preceding agency | |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Hawaii, U.S. |
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| Map of Hawaii Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's jurisdiction | |
| Size | 10,931 square miles (28,310 km2) |
| Population | 1,455,271 (2020 census) |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Agency executives | |
| Website | |
| https://dcr.hawaii.gov/ | |
The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation commenced operations on January 1, 2024, based on HB 2171.[7] Per the bill, the Hawaii State Legislature found that "consolidating adult corrections, reentry services, and other related functions into a separate Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation from the Hawaii Department of Public Safety will allow the efficient use of resources in administering correctional programs and administering and maintaining public and private correctional services."[7]
Organization edit
The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has the following divisions: Office of the Director, Administration, Corrections, and Rehabilitation Services and Programs.
Office of the Director edit
- The Civil Rights Compliance Office has the responsibility to assure that the department is in full compliance with federal and state civil rights laws and all related regulations, directives, and executive orders in all its programs and activities.[2]
- The Internal Affairs Office (IAO) conducts administrative, civil, and criminal investigations of the employees of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The IAO presently consists of five full-time investigators who have the powers of police officers statewide.[2]
- The Inspections and Investigations Office (IIO) was established as the self-monitoring component of the Director's command and control system. The office endeavors to ensure all department programs operate efficiently in a safe, humane, and lawful manner at all times.[2]
Administration Division edit
The Administration Division provides administrative support services that enable corrections and law enforcement staff to carry out their responsibilities. Some of these services include training and staff development, fiscal and personnel management, management of the operating budget and capital improvements program budget, procurement, management information systems and research.[3]
- The Fiscal Office provides fiscal management services to the entire department through three subunits: Accounting, Payroll, and Vouchering.[3]
- The Human Resources Office oversees the administration of personnel services and programs for the department. The office includes four major sections: Labor Relations, Staffing & Technical Services, Employee Relations, and Employee Transactions.[3]
- The Training and Staff Development is responsible for training new correctional officer recruits. It also provides uniformed and civilian staff training on an ongoing basis, including supervisory management training, and mandated health and safety training. Training and Staff Development coordinates out-service training requests, facilitates certification training programs, and maintains training records.[3]
Corrections Division edit
- The Inmate Classification Office (ICO) is responsible for the monitoring of statewide custody designations and facility placement of inmates.[8]
- The Correctional Industries (CI) Division is a vocational rehabilitation program in Hawaii's correctional facilities that provides real world work experience to inmates, teaching them transferable job skills and a positive work ethic to help them prepare for post release, reentry, and employment in the community.[8]
- The Corrections Program Services (CPS) is responsible for implementing and monitoring a variety of programs, aimed at providing inmates with education, nutrition, religion, substance abuse counseling, and sex offender treatment.[8]
- The Health Care Division (HCD) develops and maintains health care programs involving both in-house and community resources for all correctional facilities. The HCD delivers comprehensive medical, mental, and dental health services through the division's staff of physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, social workers, dental, and other direct patient care providers at all department correctional facilities.[8]
- The Intake Service Centers Division (ISCD) is responsible for community supervision of offenders in each of the four counties. The ISCD provides pretrial evaluations, assessments, and supervision to various types of offenders. In addition, the ISCD oversees prison and jail diversion programs throughout the state and works closely with the Courts and the Adult Mental Health Division of the Department of Health in an effort to divert offenders with mental health needs to appropriate community-based programs.[8]
- The Offender Management Office (OMO) oversees the departmental policy and practices on sentence computation, and continually trains department staff in this area. The OMO also coordinates with all courts and other law enforcement agencies, both state and federal, to ensure that all appropriate documentation is obtained to compute all inmate sentences accurately and in a timely manner.[8]
Institutions Division edit
Jails edit
The division oversees the following four jails:[8]
- Hawaii Community Correctional Center
- Kauai Community Correctional Center
- Maui Community Correctional Center
- Oahu Community Correctional Center.
Hawaii jails provide for the secure incarceration of pretrial and very short-term sentence misdemeanant population. The jails also provide for the transitional sentence felon population, those who have almost completed their felony sentences, and who are returning to the community.[8]
Prisons edit
The division oversees the following four prisons:[8]
- Halawa Correctional Facility
- Waiawa Correctional Facility
- Kulani Correctional Facility
- Women's Community Correctional Center.
Three of the prisons are located on the island of Oahu. Kulani Correctional Facility is located on the Big Island of Hawaii.[8]
Private prisons edit
In 1995 the State of Hawaii began contracting with prisons outside of Hawaii to house prisoners from Hawaii.[9] The criteria for sending inmates to private prisons on the mainland include a minimum sentence of 24 months, a lack of pending criminal cases in Hawaii, and a lack of major health and medical issues. Attorney Daphne Barbee said that she had clients with cases pending who were sent to the mainland anyway.[10] According to Kevin Dayton of the Honolulu Advertiser, some inmates prefer to stay on the mainland for superior educational programs, drug treatment programs, and other programs that a prisoner would complete before he or she is considered for parole. Other prisoners, particularly those with young children and families, prefer to stay in Hawaii.[11]
The Mainland Section initially contracted with three facilities, one in Kentucky and two in Arizona, to house prisoners sentenced in Hawaii.[12]
The Kentucky prison, Otter Creek Correctional Center, was a designated women's prison run by Corrections Corporation of America. After numerous reports of prison staff sexually abusing inmates, Hawaii brought its prisoners home from the facility in August 2009. CCA closed the facility in 2013.[13]
The state also removed its prisoners from CCA's Red Rock Correctional Center in Arizona in 2014.[14]
About 1,900 male Hawaii state inmates are held at CCA's Saguaro Correctional Center in Eloy, Arizona. This represents the majority of Hawaii's male inmate population.[15][16][17]
Rehabilitation Services and Programs Division edit
The Rehabilitation Services and Programs Division provides a variety of programs and resources, including education, job training, and furlough opportunities, are available to eligible inmates, to help prepare them for life after release. These programs range from short courses to multi-year certifications and are aimed to enhance an inmate's marketability, and increase their chances for a successful reintegration.[5]
Attached agencies edit
- Hawaii Paroling Authority
- Hawaii Correctional Industries
- Crime Victim Compensation Commission, provides compensation to victims of violent crimes for their crime-related injuries and losses, and to “Good Samaritans” for injuries or property damage suffered in the prevention of a crime or apprehension of a criminal.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "New Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Provides Hope for a Brighter Future for Inmates and Employees". State of Hawaii. (dcr.hawaii.gov). Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Office of the Director". State of Hawaii. (dcr.hawaii.gov). Retrieved January 4, 2024.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c d e "Administration Division". State of Hawaii. (dcr.hawaii.gov). Retrieved January 4, 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Corrections Division". State of Hawaii. (dcr.hawaii.gov). Retrieved January 4, 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b "Rehabilitation Services and Programs Division". State of Hawaii. (dcr.hawaii.gov). Retrieved January 4, 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "About". State of Hawaii. (dcr.hawaii.gov). Retrieved January 4, 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b "Hawaii Bill HB2127". State of Hawaii. (capitol.hawaii.gov). Archived from the original on January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Corrections Division". State of Hawaii. (dcr.hawaii.gov). Retrieved January 4, 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Kakesako, Gregg K. (September 4, 2010). "Third Hawaii inmate faces death penalty in Arizona". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Archived from the original on May 4, 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ McNarie, Alan D. "Death, detention and dollars." Honolulu Weekly. May 19, 2010. Retrieved on September 30, 2010.
- ^ Dayton, Kevin. "Arizona prison will house Hawaii inmates." The Honolulu Advertiser. Tuesday June 26, 2007. Retrieved on September 30, 2010.
- ^ "Department of Public Safety" (PDF).
- ^ Ian Urbina, "Hawaii to Remove Inmates Over Abuse Charges, New York Times, August 25, 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ "Riot at Red Rock Correctional Facility in Arizona Under Investigation". California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Today. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ "Halawa Correctional Facility." Hawaii Department of Public Safety. Retrieved on May 19, 2010.
- ^ Brady, Kat. "Using private prisons costs more than it seems." (editorial) Honolulu Star Advertiser. June 18, 2010. Retrieved on September 29, 2010.
- ^ "Saguaro Correctional Center Archived 2010-09-25 at the Wayback Machine." Corrections Corporation of America. Retrieved on September 30, 2010.
