Federal Detention Center, Honolulu

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Federal Detention Center, Honolulu
Federal Detention Center Honolulu.jpg
FDC Honolulu as seen from Gate 55 in the Inter-Island Terminal at Honolulu International Airport.
LocationHonolulu, Hawaii
StatusOperational
Security classAdministrative Security
Capacity695
Opened2001
Managed byFederal Bureau of Prisons
WardenBobby L. Meeks
Street address351 Elliott Street
CityHonolulu
State/provinceHI
ZIP Code96819
CountryUSA
Websitewww.bop.gov/locations/institutions/hon/

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.

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 Name Register Number Status Details
Duane "Dog" Chapman

Leland Chapman

Tim Chapman

95743-022

95744-022

95742-022

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]
Justin K. Wilcox 91349-022 Sentenced to 24 years. Release date on September 4, 2038. Sentenced to concurrent prison terms of 24 years for his roles in conspiracies to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine and commit money laundering, respectively. Wilcox pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess, with intent to distribute, 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and 500 grams or more of cocaine and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Wilcox also received with five- and three-year concurrent terms of supervised release to follow imprisonment.[7]
Nick Ochs 12336-122 Arrested on January 7, 2021, released on bail on January 11, 2021 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 2021 Storming of the Capitol Building[8]


See also[]

  • List of U.S. federal prisons
  • Federal Bureau of Prisons
  • Incarceration in the United States

References[]

  1. ^ "FDC Honolulu." Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved on December 30, 2009.
  2. ^ Bosworth, Mary. The U.S. Federal Prison System. SAGE Publications, July 19, 2002. ISBN 0761923047, 9780761923046. p. 235.
  3. ^ Thompson, David. "Field Guide: Honolulu Behind Bars" (Archive). Honolulu. July 9, 2012. Retrieved on February 7, 2016.
  4. ^ "New jailhouse ready for first inmates" (Archive). Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Wednesday June 13, 2001. Retrieved on December 30, 2009.
  5. ^ "H.C.R. NO. 31" (Archive). Government of Hawaii. Retrieved on February 7, 2016.
  6. ^ "Bounty hunter Duane 'Dog' Chapman arrested". Associated Press. September 21, 2006.
  7. ^ "Kailua man receives over 24 years in prison for drug trafficking and money laundering". November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  8. ^ "Federal judge orders 'Proud Boys Hawaii' founder to surrender passport".

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Coordinates: 21°20′01″N 157°55′41″W / 21.333597°N 157.928093°W / 21.333597; -157.928093


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