HONOLULU (KHON2) -- The state's largest jail is showing serious signs of disrepair, including a damaged fence line held up with wooden posts. A photo showed a fence at Oahu Community Correctional Center (OCCC) leaning at a 45 degree angle held up precariously with wooden posts. It's not something you'd expect to see at the state's largest jail facility. Before OCCC was Oahu Prison, a coral fortress A source, who asked to remain anonymous, said its concerning. "The current administration needs to be proactive in maintaining the facility for the safety and the security of not just the staff or the inmates, but for the public," they explained. They added that it's not just concerns over escape and potential contraband being tossed in, it's a safety issue cause if a fence falls on anyone, the state would be liable And they've said they've been warning administrators for years. A powerful storm on Jan. 30, 2025 caused damage to a portion of the OCCC perimeter fence on the makai side. An engineering consultant arrived the next day to assess the damage. The wooden posts have been used since the storm. The repair project is on a DCR's priority list. Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in a statement But DCR couldn't say how soon that would happen. They added that "inmates and the public do not have access to the area. Get Hawaii's latest morning news delivered to your inbox, sign up for News 2 You Prior to the incident the source said inmates did use that area often. "That is the walkway to go from those housing units into the jail, to go to the medical unit, to go to the court systems, to go see their attorneys, or to go to anything that's inside the jail," they said. And they said that fence isn't the only one that needs repair. "These fences were put back in the 1980s and water and corrosion and rust has got to them, and the bases are being loosened every time by the rust," they explained. According to DCR, the only fence repairs in the works are for the one damaged by the storm in January. The source said there are a number of issues that need to be addressed in the jail. They added that the decades old jail is showing its age with leaky roofs and is in a state of overall disrepair. Check out more news from around Hawaii According to DCR's department summary, total capitol expenditures for the current fiscal year are $20,500,00 and an additional $3 million in funds were requested for department wide facility repairs, deferred maintenance and other improvements. ...read more read less