Federal Detention Center, Honolulu

Federal Detention Center, Honolulu

FDC Honolulu as seen from Gate 55 in the Inter-Island Terminal at Honolulu International Airport.
Location	Honolulu, Hawaii
Status	Operational
Security class	Administrative Security
Capacity	695
Opened	2001
Managed by	Federal Bureau of Prisons
Warden	Estela Derr
Street address	351 Elliott Street
City	Honolulu
State/province	HI
ZIP Code	96819
Country	USA
Website	www.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	Photo	Status	Details
Duane "Dog" Chapman	95743-022		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]
Leland Chapman	95744-022
Tim Chapman	95742-022
Roger Christie	99279-022		Served a 5 year sentence; released October 2014	Pleaded guilty to marijuana trafficking and two counts of failing to file income tax returns
Dalton Tanonaka	95456-022		Served a 90 day sentence; released in March 2006	Pleaded 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		Serving a 10-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2029.	Former CIA agent who was convicted of sending classified documents to China.[8]
Justin K. Wilcox	91349-022		Sentenced to 24 years; Release date is October 15, 2038. Currently at FCI Safford	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.[9]
Nicholas Ochs	12336-122		Now 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.[10]

See also

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

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. U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Hawaii (June 17, 2021). "Kailua man receives over 24 years in prison for drug trafficking and money laundering". www.justice.gov. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
10. Bernardo, Rosemarie (January 15, 2021). "Federal judge orders 'Proud Boys Hawaii' founder to surrender passport". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved December 8, 2023.

External links

• FDC Honolulu Official site

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