The Hawaii Community Correctional Center is situated in the heart of downtown Hilo and is designed to hold 206 inmates, but is currently over capacity at 295 inmates, making it the most overcrowded jail in the state.
Big Island Chief Judge Judge Robert Kim, who toured the packed facility in January, has been refusing to send some defendants to the jail, letting them await trial at home.
HONOLULU-HI (KITV4) Sexual assault at the women s community correctional center is unfortunately not a new problem. The Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission reports more than 50 inmates were sexually assaulted