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The upcoming construc- tion will include important improvements to the facility, like a 176-bed housing unit; an administration building that will replace the current structure, which has become obsolete; a visitation/intake building; and improved parking for employees and
On hand for the Women’s Community Correctional Center upgrades groundbreaking were Eric Tanaka, warden; Calvin Pagharion, chief of security; Max Otani, director, state public safety department; state Sen. Clarence Nishihara; state Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole; state Rep. Lisa Marten; Curt Otaguro; and councilmember Esther Kia‘aina. PHOTO COURTESY HAWAI‘I DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
“This long-awaited proj- ect will provide women with better access to ser- vices and improved living
conditions,” states Gov. David Ige.
As the state’s largest jail, within the jail and provide OCCC’s primary popula- program space.”
tion is the male-pre-trial “This is the first major cor- detainees, and it’s a daily rectional facility construc- challenge to house females tion since the Hālawa Me-
dium Security Facility was completed in 1998,” states Curt Otaguro, department of accounting and general services comptroller.
“The new addition will also help ease some of the overcrowding at OCCC.
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Groundbreaking At Women’s Correctional Center In Kailua
After years of planning, the state Department of Public Safety held a cere- monial groundbreaking to mark the start of construc- tion at Women’s Commu- nity Correctional Center on July 12.
visitors with better access to and from Kalaniana‘ole Highway. Construction is expected to take approxi- mately two years.
Located at 42-477 Kalani- ana‘ole Hwy., WCCC is the only facility in Hawai‘i spe- cifically serving the needs of pretrial and sentenced female offenders.
The Hawai‘i Legislature appropriated $40 million for new consolidated housing and other improvements to WCCC in 2018. The new fa- cilities will allow the for the transfer of all female pre- trial detainees from O‘ahu Community Correctional Center, which will improve living conditions, expand treatment and rehabilitation services for women, and increase opportunities for family visitation.
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