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Parole officers in California repeatedly failed in their supervision of the man who allegedly held a girl captive for 18 years, a report says. | Parole officers in California repeatedly failed in their supervision of the man who allegedly held a girl captive for 18 years, a report says. |
Phillip Garrido is accused of snatching Jaycee Dugard in 1991, when she was 11, and fathering two children with her. | Phillip Garrido is accused of snatching Jaycee Dugard in 1991, when she was 11, and fathering two children with her. |
The report into the case says Garrido, who was on parole for rape, was wrongly classified as low-risk and inadequately supervised. | |
As a result, it says, many chances of discovering Ms Dugard were missed. | |
Ms Dugard was found in ramshackle huts hidden behind the house where Garrido lived with his wife, Nancy. | |
The pair have pleaded not guilty to charges of kidnapping and rape. | The pair have pleaded not guilty to charges of kidnapping and rape. |
The girl had been snatched outside her home in the California town of South Lake Tahoe in 1991, and found in August at Garrido's home near Antioch. | |
He had been released from prison in 1988 after serving 11 years of a 50-year sentence for rape. | He had been released from prison in 1988 after serving 11 years of a 50-year sentence for rape. |
Dugard was kept hidden at the Garridos' home | Dugard was kept hidden at the Garridos' home |
The report lists numerous lapses by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, including: | The report lists numerous lapses by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, including: |
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The report spoke of "systemic problems" in the parole system, and called for better use of GPS monitoring for parolees. | The report spoke of "systemic problems" in the parole system, and called for better use of GPS monitoring for parolees. |