SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS/AP) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCBS/AP) _ A new report finds that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation failed to properly supervise parolee Phillip Garrido and missed opportunities to discover his alleged kidnapping victim.
See the Full Report on the Handling of Dugard Kidnapping Case
The California Inspector General's Office released a summary of the report Wednesday on its Web site. The office planned an afternoon news conference to release the full report.
The inquiry was launched after Garrido and his wife were arrested for allegedly kidnapping Jaycee Dugard and holding her captive in his backyard for 18 years.
Questions arose about how Garrido managed to keep Dugard hidden for so long despite being monitered by parole officers because of a previous rape conviction.
The report also says the department failed to use GPS information and failed to refer Garrido for a mental health assessment.
In response to the report, the The California Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation agrees that it needs to transform parole into a risk-based system of supervision, and makes reference to recent legislation that will become effective January 25, 2010, which will enable the department to reduce parole agent caseloads and supervisory span of control.
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