California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials announced an offender who walked away from the Acton Conservation Camp last week has been captured. At approximately 5:10 p.m. on Thursday, CDCR special agents took 38-year-old Julian Ochoa Ruiz into custody without incident in Planada, Merced County. The inmate walked away from the Acton Conservation Camp at 8800 Soledad Canyon Road ...
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Inmate Who Walked Away From Francisquito Conservation Camp Apprehended
Over the weekend, an inmate was arrested in Santa Clarita after walking away from Francisquito Conservation Camp. On Sunday, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) announced an inmate who had walked away from the Francisquito Conservation Camp in Santa Clarita on Thursday was taken into custody. Marcelo S. Caparrota, 53, was arrested without incident in Valencia by camp ...
Read More »Senator Wilk Coauthors Early Prisoner Release Accountability Measure
Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, announced Wednesday he’s coauthoring a bill to bring much-needed accountability and transparency to the prisoner early release process. Senate Bill 288 (SB 288) would require the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to make public the calculations used to decide a prisoner’s early release. “The status quo is dangerous and the public is right ...
Read More »UPDATE: Missing Inmate Last Seen Near Santa Clarita Found In Riverside
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials have apprehended a minimum-security inmate who walked away from Francisquito Conservation Camp in Santa Clarita on Friday. UPDATE (10:17 a.m. 5/12/19): An inmate who walked away from a conservation camp was apprehended Saturday afternoon in Riverside. At approximately 12:35 p.m., agents from CDCR’s Special Service Unit located Pete Vega in a motel ...
Read More »LA Sheriff Lee Baca Recommends Terri McDonald Be Interim Sheriff
Los Angeles Sheriff Lee Baca has recommended Assistant Sheriff Terri McDonald, who has a long history with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, be named the interim sheriff.
Read More »Replacing Los Angeles Sheriff Lee Baca Will Take Until End Of 2014
Once Los Angeles Sheriff Lee Baca retires at the end of the month, an interim sheriff will take over until an election decides his replacement.
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