197 inmates tagged for release: HCCC awaits Supreme Court ruling for largest inmate release in the state

Inmate dormitory at Hawaii Community Correctional Center during a Nov. 22, 2019, media tour. Below, HCCC is seen from the outside. (Photos by Nancy Cook Lauer/West Hawaii Today)

Hawaii Community Correctional Center. (Nancy Cook Lauer/West Hawaii Today)

Hawaii Community Correctional Center, frequently the state’s most crowded jail, is also the one that will release the most inmates under a plan being worked out between the state Public Defender’s Office and county prosecutors.