Corrections Headlines

Jail escape leads to 198 years prison

A parolee who broke out of a jail transport van using a razor blade to escape a third-strike trial for armed robbery and later offered to be a security expert for the Sheriff’s Office was sentenced Friday to 198 years to life in prison.

Daniel James Longorio, who represented himself during trial, was sentenced as a three-striker.

San Mateo County prosecutors do not seek a third strike in all cases but District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said his conduct warranted the severity...

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