By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s custody deputies thwarted an escape attempt at the county’s Main Jail on Monday night. Shortly before 9 p.m., deputies observed five unescorted inmates in an unauthorized area of the jail. The custody deputies... (Continue reading)
A California prisoner serving a sentence for carjacking escaped San Quentin State Prison Wednesday evening and reportedly carjacked a person in order to flee authorities. [Cal Coast Times] At about 9:35 p.m., prison guards discovered Shalom Mendoza, 21, was missing... (Continue reading)
An inmate escaped from the California Men’s Colony Tuesday morning, allegedly driving off in a prison van. [Cal Coast Times] Minimum-security inmate David Grey Hall, 26, was last seen at approximately 10 a.m. Shortly later, prison staffers determined during a... (Continue reading)
For at least the fifth time over the last year, an inmate walked away from the minimum security Federal Correctional Complex in Lompocon Thursday. [KCOY] At about 4 p.m., prison officials discovered that Victor Hurtado, 42, was missing. Hurtado is... (Continue reading)
A two-strike offender from Paso Robles is on the loose after escaping Pleasant Valley State Prison in Coalinga on Monday. Brian Dill, 33, was being housed in the the minimum-security facility at the state prison. Correctional officials discovered Dill was... (Continue reading)
Two inmates were discovered to be missing Saturday at the minimum security Federal Correctional Complex in Lompoc. The escapees are the third and fourth inmates to walk away from the prison camp since late September. A total of seven inmates... (Continue reading)
For the second time in two months, an inmate escaped the minimum-security Federal Correctional Complex in Lompoc. Both inmates who recently escaped reportedly remain on the loose. [KSBY] Prison officials say a total of five inmates have walked away from... (Continue reading)
Two men facing numerous charges in Santa Clara County can be thankful for their freedom Thursday, albeit they might not have it for long. The men escaped from Santa Clara County Jail in San Jose on Thanksgiving Eve. [NBC Bay... (Continue reading)
Federal and local law enforcement agencies are searching for an inmate who escaped from the Federal Correctional Complex in Lompoc on Monday. Vicente Ramirez Jr., 27, who was discovered missing from the minimum-security complex at approximately 4 p.m., was serving... (Continue reading)
An inmate who escaped Camp San Luis Obispo early Monday morning was located and arrested hours later on the Cuesta College Campus. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has identified the escapee as Jose A. Paredes, 25. Paredes, a... (Continue reading)