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2017 PSD Annual Report DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY The mission of the Department of Public Safety is to uphold justice and public safety by provid- ing correctional and law enforcement services to Hawaii’s communities with professionalism, integrity and fairness. 2 Director’s Message .................................................................................................. 4 Organizational Structure .......................................................................................... 5 Office of the Director ............................................................................................. 6 Civil Rights Compliance Office ........................................................................... 7 Inspections and Investigations Office ................................................................. 8 Internal Affairs Office ....................................................................................... 10 Litigation Coordinator Office ............................................................................. 11 Executive Assistance Office……………………………………………………….…12 Corrections Division ............................................................................................ 13 Intake Service Centers Division ....................................................................... 14 Hawaii Intake Service Center……………………………………………………16 Kauai Intake Service Center……………………………………………………..17 Maui Intake Service Center……………………………………………………...19 Oahu Intake Service Center……………………………………………………..21 Re-entry Coordination Office…………………………………………………………23 Institutions Division……...…………………………………………………………….24 Jails Hawaii Community Correctional Center ................................................ 25 Kauai Community Correctional Center ................................................. 26 Maui Community Correctional Center ................................................... 28 Oahu Community Correctional Center .................................................. 29 Prisons Halawa Correctional Facility ................................................................. 31 Waiawa Correctional Facility ................................................................ 36 Kulani Correctional Facility………………………………………………….39 Women's Community Correctional Center ............................................ 41 Mainland and FDC Branch ................................................................... 47 Inmate Population Report ............................................................................... 49 Corrections Program Services Division ............................................................ 50 Education Program Services ...................................................................... 51 Food Services ............................................................................................ 54 Library Services ......................................................................................... 56 Substance Abuse Treatment Services ....................................................... 58 Sex Offender Treatment Services .............................................................. 61 Volunteer Services ..................................................................................... 62 Health Care Division ........................................................................................ 65 Correctional Industries Division ........................................................................ 68 Law Enforcement Division .................................................................................. 69 Sheriff Division ................................................................................................. 70 Narcotics Enforcement Division ....................................................................... 76 Administration Division ...................................................................................... 87 Administrative Services Office ......................................................................... 88 Fiscal Office ..................................................................................................... 92 Personnel Management Office ......................................................................... 93 Training and Staff Development Office............................................................. 95 Acknowledgement ................................................................................................. 96 3 To the Governor, Legislature and citizens of the State of Hawaii: Together with the Public Safety Department Staff, I am proud and honored to present to you the Fiscal Year 2017 Annual Report for the Department of Public Safety (PSD). The mission of PSD is to provide safety for our island communities through law enforcement and correctional management. Our Sheriff’s and the Narcotics Enforcement Divisions work cooperatively with other law enforcement agencies to achieve this mission by fighting crime and keeping Hawaii safe, while our Corrections Division ensures that those sentenced to Nolan Espinda incarceration by Hawaii’s Courts are kept in safe and humane Director, environments. PSD prides itself on integrity, dedication and Public Safety Department professionalism to keep Hawaii a safe place to live for our island families. A lot of changes and new phases have been implemented in the past year here at Public Safety and much more is coming. We are moving along with the relocation process for OCCC. We are also working on creating additional inmate housing at KCCC, MCCC and HCCC. You can read about it throughout this report. As someone who has worked in public safety for nearly four decades, I believe our employees are some of the best at what they do. They deserve better operating conditions and it is my goal to move the department towards accomplishing that goal, for our corrections, law enforcement and administrative divisions. We thank the people of Hawaii for their continued support of the Department. Mahalo Nui Loa! Nolan Espinda 4 Correctional Industries Advisory Committee Corrections Population Management Commission Crime Victim Compensation Commission DIRECTOR Hawaii Paroling Authority Reentry Commission Litigation Coordi- Executive Inspections & Internal Affairs Civil Rights nation Office Assistance Office Investigations Office Compliance Office Office OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR CORRECTIONS DIRECTOR FOR LAW ADMINISTRATION ENFORCEMENT Correctional Industries Division Central Operations Branch Administrative Services Office Community Workline Branch Narcotics Enforcement Division Sales and Marketing Branch Diversion Branch Fiscal Office Registration Section Enforcement Branch Personnel Management Office Corrections Program Services Division Education Services Sheriff Division Operations Branch Training and Staff Library Services Airport Section Development Office Food Services Substance Abuse Treatment Services Capitol Patrol Section Sex Offender Treatment Services Circuit Court Section Volunteer Services Criminal Investigation Section District Court Section Executive Protection Section Health Care Division Clinical Services Hawaii Section Mental Health Services Kapolei Section Medical Services Kauai Section Maui Section Program Support Section Institutions Division Jails Records Section Hawaii Community Correctional Center Security Section Kauai Community Correctional Center Special Operations Section Maui Community Correctional Center Oahu Community Correctional Center Prisons Halawa Correctional Facility Kulani Correctional Facility Waiawa Correctional Facility Women’s Community Correctional Center Non-State Facilities/Federal Detention Center Branch Administratively attached Intake Service Centers Division agencies Oahu Branch Office Hawaii Branch Office Maui Branch Office Kauai Branch Office Reentry Coordination Office 5 Several employees and staff offices, which have an administrative function, fall under the direct supervision of the director. These include the Civil Rights Compliance Office, the Internal Affairs Office, Inspections and Investigations Office, Executive Assistance Office and the Litigation Coordination Office. 6 Under the Director of Public Safety, the Civil Rights Compliance Office (CRCO) is the focal point for equal employment compliance activities and functions conducted through divisional programs and staff offices statewide. The CRCO is responsible for administering and ensuring the compliance of the following programs: Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VI external contract compliance, Title VII Civil Rights Act; Limited English Proficiency Act, and Equal Employment Opportunity Compliance, Chapter 378, Hawaii Revised Statutes and other applicable state and federal regulations, directives, and executive orders. The CRCO is also responsible for drafting and monitoring the implementation of the Department’s Affirmative Action Plan to ensure satisfactory progress and conducting compliance reviews and submitting written analyses to the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Labor and other appropriate agencies as necessary. 7 The Inspections and Investigations Office (IIO) was established as the self-monitoring component of the Director’s command and control system. Through its subordinate staff offices IIO endeavors to ensure all PSD programs operate efficiently in a safe, humane, and lawful manner at all times. AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE OFFICE As a result of a class action law suit filed by the American Civil Liberties
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