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California: Parole Agents Saw and Spoke to Kidnap Victim, Yet Failed to Identify or Rescue Her
Loaded on Jan. 15, 2011
published in Prison Legal News
January, 2011, page 34
While providing a legal analysis of claims against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), a June 25, 2010 letter from the California Department of Justice noted that Jaycee Lee Dugard – the now-30-year-old woman who was kidnapped and held captive for 18 years by a paroled sex offender ...
Filed under:
Sexual Assault,
Sexual Assault by Parolees,
Parole Board Misconduct,
Settlements.
Location:
California.
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