Federal Detention Center, Honolulu

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Federal Detention Center, Honolulu
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FDC Honolulu as seen from the Inter-Island Terminal at Honolulu International Airport.
Federal Detention Center, Honolulu
Location Honolulu, Hawaii
StatusOperational
Security classAdministrative Security
Capacity695
Opened2001
Managed by Federal Bureau of Prisons
Warden Estela Derr
Street address351 Elliott Street
CityHonolulu
State/provinceHI
ZIP Code96819
CountryUSA
Website Official website

The Federal Detention Center, Honolulu (FDC Honolulu) is a United States federal prison facility in Hawaii which holds male and female prisoners of all security levels prior to or during court proceedings in Hawaii Federal District Court, as well as inmates serving brief sentences. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.

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FDC Honolulu is located adjacent to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, [1] and is at the airport's western perimeter. The building has twelve stories. [2]

As of 2013, it houses 300 prisoners sentenced under Hawaii state law rather than federal law; the Hawaii state prison system did not have enough capacity for these prisoners. [3]

History

The facility opened in 2001. The first 25 inmates to occupy the facility were scheduled to arrive at FDC Honolulu on July 31 of that year; previously they were held in facilities in the Mainland United States. The first five groups, each consisting of 25 inmates, were made up of inmates within their final two years of their federal prison sentences. FDC Honolulu relieved the Oahu Community Correctional Center, operated by the Hawaii Department of Public Safety. As of June 2001, the Oahu Community Correctional Center, designed to hold 1,000 pretrial inmates, held 1,150 pretrial inmates. The first pretrial inmates from Hawaii were scheduled to move into the federal center one month after the first five groups of 25 convicted inmates had arrived. [4]

As of 2016, the Hawaii State Legislature has expressed an interest in acquiring FDC Honolulu. [5]

Notable inmates (current and former)

Inmate NameRegister NumberPhotoStatusDetails
Duane "Dog" Chapman 95743-022 Dog-Chapman (cropped).jpg Arrested on September 14, 2006; released on bail the next day.Subjects of the A&E reality television program Dog the Bounty Hunter ; arrested on an illegal bounty hunting warrant issued in Mexico in connection with their apprehension of serial rapist Andrew Luster in 2003; the charges against them were later dismissed. [6]
Leland Chapman 95744-022
Tim Chapman 95742-022
Roger Christie 99279-022Served a 5 year sentence; released October 2014Pleaded guilty to marijuana trafficking and two counts of failing to file income tax returns
Dalton Tanonaka 95456-022 Dalton Tanonaka.JPG Served a 90 day sentence; released in March 2006Pleaded guilty for not being truthful about funds he received for his failed campaigns for Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii, and his campaign for United States House of Representatives. [7]
Alexander Ma 12272-122 Alexander Yuk Ching Ma.png Serving a 10-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2029.Former CIA agent who was convicted of sending classified documents to China. [8]
Nicholas Ochs 12336-122Now at FCI Butner Leader of the Proud Boys Hawaii chapter. Arrested upon returning from Washington, D.C. at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport for participating in the U.S. Capitol attack. [9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Federal Bureau of Prisons. "FDC Honolulu". www.bop.gov. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  2. ↑ Bosworth, Mary (July 19, 2002). The U.S. Federal Prison System. SAGE Publications. p. 235. ISBN   978-0-7619-2304-6.
  3. ↑ Thompson, David (July 9, 2012). "Field Guide: Honolulu Behind Bars". Honolulu Magazine. Archived from the original on February 13, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  4. ↑ Daranciang, Nelson (June 13, 2001). "New jailhouse ready for first inmates". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  5. ↑ "H.C.R. No. 31". Hawaii House of Representatives. 2016. Archived from the original on February 7, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Bounty hunter Duane 'Dog' Chapman arrested". TODAY.com. September 21, 2006. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  7. ↑ "StarBulletin.com | News | /2005/11/04/". archives.starbulletin.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Ex-CIA officer who spied for China gets 10 years in prison — and a lifetime of polygraph tests". AP News. September 11, 2024.
  9. ↑ Bernardo, Rosemarie (January 15, 2021). "Federal judge orders 'Proud Boys Hawaii' founder to surrender passport". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved December 8, 2023.

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