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After a two month investigation, Inspector General David R. Shaw will hold a press conference to release his special report with findings and recommendations on the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's supervision of parolee Phillip Garrido.

California Inspector General - David R. Shaw
Secretary - Matthew L Cate | California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
10:00am, Wednesday, November 4, 2009
State Capitol, Room 1190

Copies of the report's executive summary will be available at the press conference.
The entire report will be posted on the Office of the Inspector General's website, http://www.oig.ca.gov/ on November 4, 2009, following the press conference.
 
Watchdog Slams CDCR Over Garrido Parole
POSTED: 11:02 am PST November 4, 2009
UPDATED: 11:34 am PST November 4, 2009
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A report from the state Office of the Inspector General says the California Department of Corrections failed to "adequately classify and supervise" kidnapping suspect Phillip Garrido.

Among other findings in the report, the office said that the CDCR also failed to use GPS information and ignored opportunities to determine that Garrido was violating his parole.

PDF: Garrido Parole: Inspector General's Summary
http://www.kcra.com/download/2009/1104/21521654.pdf

Article:
http://www.kcra.com/news/21521622/detail.html
 
Report: Corrections Department "Failed" to Supervise Phillip Garrido Parole

News10 ABC Sacramento

"SACRAMENTO, CA - The parole of Phillip Garrido was mishandled and the suspected kidnapper and rapist was not properly supervised, according to the results of a report by California's inspector general."

"Among the failures cited in the report, Shaw charged the department failed to adequately classify and supervise Garrido; failed to obtain key information from federal parole authorities, failed to properly supervise parole agents responsible for Garrido and failed to use GPS information."

more . . .
 
State prison watchdog strongly criticizes procedures in Jaycee Dugard case
Inspector General David R. Shaw says parole officials supervising Phillip Garrido could have discovered Dugard much earlier than August, when he was arrested.
By Michael Rothfeld
Los Angeles Times
November 5, 2009

"Shaw, a prison monitor who was appointed by Schwarzenegger, faults state corrections officials for numerous failings since then.

He says parole agents didn't revoke Garrido's parole and send him to prison when the tracking device used to monitor him showed that he had gone beyond a permitted radius from his home; didn't classify him as a high-risk sex offender who would have received more intensive supervision; didn't explore utility wires or other clues to the hidden backyard compound where Dugard and her daughters were allegedly kept; and didn't talk to neighbors who might have revealed their presence.

On one occasion last year, a parole agent encountered a young girl at the house but failed to investigate further, Shaw said."

"Local police agencies also have been criticized for missing chances to find Dugard and her daughters earlier. But Shaw criticized state prison officials for taking credit when Garrido was eventually captured."
 
Parole agents failed to watch over Garrido, audit says
By Sam Stanton
Published: Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009 - 11:17 am
Last Modified: Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009 - 11:26 am

"A four-page executive summary of the audit by Calfornia Inspector General David R. Shaw, posted online at 11 a.m., lists numerous failings by corrections officials and suggests needed improvements in the system. A detailed report on Shaw's two-month investigation is expected to be released after a news conference this afternoon, but Shaw found "systemic problems that transcend parolee Garrido's case and jeopardize public safety.""

and

"Following Dugard's rescue, Corrections officials called a press conference to label the parole agent a "hero" for discovering her, and corrections officials continued after that to state that he had acted "by the book" and should be commended for finally discovering her."

much more of course
 
Phillip Garrido Improperly Supervised by California Corrections
News10 Sacramento
By Jason Kobely
All the same reporting plus:

"The California Inspector General's Office released a summary of the report Wednesday on its Web site. The office planned a 2 p.m. news conference to release the full report.

The inspector general is appointed by the governor and approved by the state Senate and is charged with independent oversight of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

CDCR Secretary Matthew Cate responded to the report (PDF), saying in a letter to Shaw that the department regretted that Garrido was not caught sooner and agreeing that further improvements to the parole supervision system needed to be made.

"The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is committed to improving its operations every day to ensure an incident like this never happens again. The Department appreciates the efforts of the Office of the Inspector General to assist in our mission," Cate said."
 
Parole Officer Union: GPS Tracking System Does Little Good

News10 Sacramento
Will Frampton

... "According to a report by the state Inspector General, when Garrido was wearing his GPS device, he routinely went places he wasn't supposed to go.

None of those alerts were ever acted on, and Lance Corcoran is not at all surprised.

"Those violations happen every day in California," said Corcoran. "They are as routine as stoplights. They happen all the time."

Corcoran represents the California Correctional Peace Officers Association, which includes parole officers. Corcoran said GPS helps law enforcement keep track of people like Garrido -- but that's about it."

more
 
Phillip Garrido Neighbors Reaction Mixed to State Parole Report
News10
Tim Daly

"ANTIOCH, CA - In the wake of a report admonishing the state Department of Corrections for lapses in its parole oversight of alleged kidnapper and rapist Phillip Garrido, there was a mixed reaction Wednesday from the people who lived on Garrido's usually quiet street in Contra Costa County.

While some reactions were predictably angry, others were more tolerant."
 
http://www.kcra.com/news/21535698/detail.html

A couple of interesting things from the article:
Former U.S. Attorney McGregor Scott, who represents Dugard, said his client wants to work with officials on the Garrido case, and that her past is just that -- in the past.

"Miss Dugard is fully committed to working with law enforcement to ensure that Mr. Garrido is held fully accountable for the crimes he has committed," Scott said.

Scott said Dugard has not read the report, but has been briefed on the report.

and

A friend and neighbor said Garrido told her a similar story.

"He came over to me one day, 'Jan, I'm raising two little girls'," neighbor Jan Deitrick said. Garrido claimed the children's parents were substance abusers.
 
An old article, but I wanted to post it for reference because it gives a time frame for the most recent backyard fire.

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/08/31/crimesider/entry5276335.shtml

Karen Walker, 58, who has lived two doors down for the last five months, said the Garridos had a fire recently in a van parked on their property. When neighbors went to investigate, Phillip Garrido &#8220;shooed people away,&#8221; Walker said.

also interesting

Walker said her 9-year-old grandson once asked the younger of the two girls if she wanted to play.

&#8220;They asked if they could ride bikes with her, just being friendly, but she said she couldn't,&#8221; she recalled.

ETA: Same for this.

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/east_bay&id=6985906

He talked to her after she reunited with her daughter Thursday, but cut her off when she started to talk about Dugard's captivity.

"I just didn't need to hear that. She started talking about living in the backyard and in a box and I just didn't want to go there," said Carl.

and

However, outside of his neighborhood, Garrido was a different man. He went to the Bridge Head Cafe once a month.

"He was very kind, always had a big smile on his face. We'd say, 'Hi Phillip' and he always very friendly," said Lusanne Bough, a waitress.

"Like a school teacher, plain and simple, lived an ordinary life like the rest of us," said Murray Sexton, a restaurant owner.
 
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Nancy Garrido's lawyer bounced from case
Monday, November 9, 2009
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Superior Court Judge Douglas Phimister removed attorney Gilbert Maines on Thursday, court records show, after meeting with him and Garrido in private.

The records do not indicate a reason for the action, which the judge took a day after receiving what was described in courtroom notes as "confidential evidence." The notes suggest Maines was not allowed access to the evidence.

The judge stayed Maines' removal until a Nov. 30 hearing on the matter, records show. He also ordered that the confidential evidence be made available to the Third District Court of Appeal in Sacramento in the event of a challenge by Maines.

Article:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/09/BA361AHKIQ.DTL&tsp=1
 
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