Meet the Facility
Facility Name: Naval Brig Pearl Harbor
Website: https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Support-Services/Corrections-Programs/Brigs/Pearl-Harbor// Location: Honolulu, Hawaii Year Built/Opened: 1990/1991 Rated Capacity: Total of 48 (43 Male / 5 Female)
Officer in Charge: LCDR Jason Setliff Technical Director: Mr. Tom Dooley Number of Staff: Military 62 (53—Navy / 5—Marine Corps / 2—Air Force / 2—Army), Civilian 2, Total: 64
Number of Volunteers: 7 Method of Inmate Supervision: Direct Supervision Point of Contact: Gunnery Sergeant Joshua Baker, Marine Corps Detachment SNCOI, Joshua.t.baker24.mil@us.navy.mil
Photo: Jeff Roberts, Jackson County Sheriff’s Office
he Navy’s military correctional facility (MCF) in Hawaii is the Naval Brig Pearl Harbor, which is a detachment of the Naval Consolidated Brig at Miramar. The facility is located on historic Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and underwent construction in 1990 and opened in 1991. Staff consists of civilians and military personnel of the Army, Marines, Navy, and Air Force; each branch providing a significant contribution to the mission’s success.
The Brig serves as the primary confinement facility for all branches of Military Service in the State of Hawaii. The safety, security, and well-being of those confined is the primary mission. To ensure mission accomplishment, MCF staff are trained in all aspects of being a Correctional Specialist; professionalism and consistency are integral to the mission and our staff are phenomenal in their duties. Additionally, the Brig programs department is in place to better prepare prisoners for either return to active duty or transitioning to the civilian community. Each prisoner is given the tools to return or transition as a productive member to their respective community, whether it be military or civilian.
The rated capacity of the brig is 48 prisoners with an average length of stay being around 90 days. The prisoner population consists of pretrial and short-term post-trial prisoners. Conceptually the brig is the military version of a County Jail. The Pearl Harbor Brig has a male general population housing unit with two separate open-bay berthing configurations to accommodate separation between 30 post-trial and pretrial prisoners.
Our special quarters housing unit (segregation) can house up to 15 male prisoners with special-housing needs. Additionally, we have a female special quarters housing unit which also doubles as the female general population unit; this space can hold up to 5 female prisoners. Each housing unit relies on direct supervision and Brig staff are physically present inside the unit 24/7/365. To supplement safety and security each housing unit is equipped with cameras which provide a direct feed to the control center. Additionally, the control center has one-way glass which allows the control center staff to have direct observation of key parts of the facility.
Great things come in small packages; though small in size and population, the brig is proudest of its 88% staff certification rate of American Jail Association (AJA) or ACA Certified Jail/Correctional Officers including the Technical Director who is an AJA Certified Jail Manager and the Officer in Charge who is also an AJA Certified Jail Supervisor. The brig is also proud of both staff and facility accreditation accomplishments in recent years. Specifically, in 2021 the Brig was reaccredited through the American Correctional Association (ACA) by finding 100% compliance with core jail standards during the triennial audit and also fully PREA compliant, passing its re-certification with no corrective action necessary. In addition to these extraordinary accomplishments, the Marine Corps’ 2022 ACA Correctional Professional of the Year, Gunnery Sergeant Baker, hails from Naval Brig Pearl Harbor. The success of the brig is largely in part to the dedicated staff who embody the brig motto of “Firm, Fair, and Professional” each day as a Correctional Specialist.
Photo: Jeff Roberts, Jackson County Sheriff’s Office