Hale Nani work furlough inmate Jeremy Ward failed to return from a furlough pass to the Hilo reintegration center Saturday night. Ward left at 8 a.m. and was scheduled to return by 8 p.m. State Sheriffs and Hawaii County police were notified.
Ward is a community custody inmate in the work furlough program with pass privileges. Community custody is the lowest classification status.
The 39-year old is 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs 135 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes.
Ward was serving time for second-degree theft, first-degree bail jumping and second-degree promoting prison contraband. His next parole hearing was scheduled for November.
He faces an additional escape charge when found.
If you see Ward, please call 911.
Hale Nani, Hawaii Community Correctional Center’s reintegration program, is a dorm-style building located in Panaewa. Hale Nani offers offenders reintegration services and a work release program for sentenced inmates who will be released on the island of Hawaii.