Inmate
August 22, 2011
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...
LINK - SMDailyJournal.com
October 11, 2010
Escaped prisoner killed in shootout
An inmate on the run since he escaped from a private prison transport van last month in the Spring Mills area was shot dead by authorities in Connecticut following a pursuit, federal authorities have announced.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Michael Ulrich of the West Virginia Mountain State Fugitive Task Force said federal authorities were notified Saturday at about 5 p.m. that the fugitive, 36-year-old Albert James Voute III, had stolen a vehicle in Connecticut Friday and led officers on a pursuit that ended when Voute was shot and killed after he pulled a gun on an officer.
At the time of the incident, Voute's identity was unknown. After the shooting, authorities found Voute had no identification on his person and was temporarily declared a John Doe until Connecticut authorities submitted his fingerprints to obtain a positive identification, Ulrich said...
LINK - Journal-News.net
April 19, 2010
Inmate escapee (walk-away) from camp, captured in Stockton
Prison officials tracked a man who escaped from a work camp in Tehama County back to a Stockton home where was with his wife, a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation spokeswoman said today.
Phillip Joseph Guthmiller, 29, walked away from the minimum security Ishi Conservation Camp in Paynes Creek on April 8, where he was serving time for 2008 second-degree burglary conviction in San Joaquin County.
Corrections Agents and Rancho Cordova Fugitive Apprehension Team took Guthmiller into custody at 7 a.m. Saturday at the Stockton home without incident, CDCR spokeswoman Margaret Pieper said...
LINK - Recordnet.com
December 19, 2009
UPDATED: Inmate captured following escape from Humboldt County conservation camp
An inmate who escaped from the High Rock Conservation Camp in Humboldt County was captured today.
Raul Martinez, 30, was caught about 2 p.m. by corrections agents and local law enforcement officials near the camp, which is located outside Weott, California Correctional Center spokeswoman Margaret Pieper said today.
He was booked into Humboldt County Jail and the case will be sent to the Humboldt County district attorney for prosecution…
LINK - Redding.com
August 7, 2008
Oroville man’s sentence upped to 22 years
An Oroville parolee already looking at 14 years in prison for wounding a Butte County sheriff's deputy with his own gun, had an additional eight years tacked onto his sentence Wednesday over recent threats to stab a jail guard.
In denying a defense motion for a reduced sentence, the judge called Edward Peter Ferreira Jr., "the poster child" for California's Three-Strikes law.
Ferreira, 26, was on parole when he shot and wounded sheriff's deputy Jason Louis in the leg, after reportedly knocking the officer over the head and wrestling his service pistol out of his holster in December 2006 in a remote area near Oroville…
LINK - ChicoER.com (Chico Enterprise Record)
July 25, 2008
Escaped inmate captured after stealing guns, a law enforcement uniform and a vehicle
One of two state inmates who escaped from a minimum-security fire camp near Yucaipa broke into the home of two law enforcement officers and stole a rifle, handgun and uniform before fleeing in a Jeep on Thursday, authorities said.
Authorities said 28-year-old Oscar Delcid Jr., who was serving time for auto theft, was on the lam about eight hours before he was found at a residence in Rancho Cucamonga and arrested at about 1 a.m. today.
The home he is believed to have robbed belongs to a San Bernardino County sheriff's deputy who is on the department's bomb-arson squad and his wife is a San Bernardino police officer. It was her uniform that was stolen, law enforcement sources said…
LINK - PE.com (The Press Enterprise)
June 19, 2008
Man returned to prison after tip leads to arrest
An inmate who escaped from the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility over the weekend was picked up by San Diego police on Monday and returned to prison, authorities said.
Ryan McKnight, 32, walked away from the prison's Minimum Support Facility on Friday night. Prisoners who are housed there are considered low-risk and often participate in work furlough programs, said Kim Siebel, a state Department of Corrections spokeswoman…
LINK - SignonSanDiego.com (San Diego Union-Tribune)
March 24, 2008
CCA inmate didn’t leave cell to shower for 9 mos
Sheriff, Metro health officials disagree who's responsible; grandmother wants answers…
While other inmates at the Metro Detention Facility took an hour out of their cells most days, a mentally ill inmate named Frank Horton never left his cell for any recreation or a shower — for nine straight months. It's unclear if he even saw a doctor.
Living conditions for the inmate, a nonviolent offender before entering prison, changed only after an employee complained to the Metro Public Health Department on Jan. 31 and he was forced out for a shower and a mental health evaluation…
LINK - Tennessean.com
March 7, 2008
State should run the prisons, not a big, private company
If you let us build it, we will fill it. That seems to be the unwritten or unauthorized theme of Corrections Corporation of America, the Nashville-based prison builder and operator. And, they're at it again.
Last month, CCA officials announced plans to build a prison in Trousdale County that is expected to employ approximately 350 people. CCA, the nation's largest private prison operator, also is said to have an agreement to purchase 106 acres of land in the PowerCom Industrial Center off Highway 25 in Hartsville, Tenn., according to officials with Four Lake Regional Industrial Development Authority, which owns the property…
LINK - Tennessean.com
March 5, 2008
Ousted Receiver “Too Quiet” (Opinion)
Indeed, Bob Sillen made strides during the 18 months he was in place, but he said it was at least a 10-year process and that change would not come cheaply. Unfortunately, it wasn't until a state audit was published last week, shortly after Mr. Sillen's dismissal from office, that it became clear just how much taxpayers were shelling out for those services.
His salary was public record from the beginning. Most Californians would be happy to earn in one year the $52,000 he earned monthly. Still, if you get what you pay for, the cost could be justified, because he was saving California millions. Right? […] Still, it is disappointing that Mr. Sillen has been unavailable for comment since the audit was released. He was never at a loss for words before. He owes the public an explanation and an apology.
LINK - TheReporter.com
March 4, 2008
Prison Privatization in America: The Lost Children
Web Editor's Note: This is a long read but well-worth the effort. However you might feel about immigration laws and immigrant detention centers, it becomes clear by reading this story that CCA's continued prison for-profit campaign and management track-record paints an even worse picture of corrections in the public eye and increases distaste for correctional officers as a whole.
Private companies began making inroads into the detention business in the nineteen-eighties, when the idea was in vogue that almost any private operation was inherently more efficient than a government one. The largest firm, Corrections Corporation of America, or C.C.A., was founded in 1983. But poor management and a series of well-publicized troubles — including riots at and escapes from prisons run by C.C.A. — dampened the initial excitement. In the nineties, C.C.A.'s bid to take over the entire prison system of Tennessee, where the company is based, failed; state legislators had grown skeptical. By the end of 2000, C.C.A.'s stock had hit an all-time low. When immigration detention started its precipitate climb following 9/11, private prison companies eagerly offered their empty beds, and the industry was revitalized.
One complication was that hundreds of children were among the immigrant detainees…
LINK - NewAmerica.net
February 28, 2008
Inmate Draws Map: Police find buried loot near 118 Freeway
A freeway overpass in the San Fernando Valley may seem an unlikely place to discover buried treasure, but that's exactly where authorities struck pay dirt this week when police received a handwritten map that led them to a cache of stolen valuables by the 118 Freeway.
Police say the hot goods — mainly expensive jewelry — may be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The suspect, Roberto Caveda, is well known to West Valley police, who arrested him in 2006 for stealing about $15 million in fine art, jewelry and other items. That haul included a $10-million Edgar Degas painting and $2 million in jewelry. Caveda was convicted of those thefts and preliminarily sentenced to eight to 10 years in state prison.
LINK - LATimes.com
February 28, 2008
Former CCA inmate opposes Tennessee judicial nominee
A former inmate of a CCA run prison is protesting a former CCA executive's nomination to a federal judge post:
President Bush in June nominated Gustavus A. Puryear IV, chief lawyer with Corrections Corporation of America, to become a U.S. district judge in Nashville.That led Alex Friedmann, who spent six years at the company's prison in Clifton, Tenn., to investigate Puryear's qualifications.
According to the article, Friedmann contends that Puryear isn't qualified, having handled only two federal cases in his career as a lawyer, which Friedmann says is only one more than he has tried himself. As a former CCA executive, Puryear also has a conflict of interest presiding over numerous outstanding federal lawsuits against the company according to Friedmann…
LINK - SouthernStudies.org
February 21, 2008
CCA once again fails to properly notify authorities of escape
Sheriff: Jailers Waited Too Long With Inmate
A Tennessee sheriff says jailers in Nashville may have waited too long to take out a warrant for an escaped inmate who was initially believed to be hiding somewhere in the facility. Habitual escape artist Terrell Watson was being held on auto theft and probation violation charges when he disappeared from his cell Sunday. Officials initially believed he was hiding in the jail, but by Tuesday they said the he escaped through a ventilation system.Sheriff Daron Hall tells WSMV-TV the contractor that runs the jail, Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), didn't take a warrant until 48 hours after Watson vanished. Without a warrant, authorities didn't know to be looking for him…
LINK - WJZ.com
February 19, 2008
Tennessee: Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) Loses Another Inmate
Police Search For 'Dangerous' Escapee
Authorities Believe Terrell Watson Hiding In JailA Nashville inmate with a history of prison breaks has disappeared, but authorities said he's hiding in the facility.
Terrell Watson was not in his cell at Metro Detention Facility when jailers checked on him early Sunday morning. Assistant warden Johnny Sausedo said after a day of searching they think the 33-year-old Watson is still inside, but a Corrections Corporations of America (CCA) spokeswoman said on Monday afternoon that there is a possibility Watson could be out and on the run…
LINK - www.wsmv.com
February 19, 2008
Colorado - CCA Dispute Could Hurt College Programs
A private prison firm's threat to stop housing Colorado inmates in one of its facilities could hurt Mesa State College's chances of having all of its capital construction projects funded next year. Rep. Buffie McFadyen, D-Pueblo West, told the Capital Development Committee on Tuesday the state should start expanding its public prison space to head off any leverage Corrections Corporation of America might have over the state budgeting process. "We are in trouble with our bed space," McFadyen said.
Corrections Corporation of America, which houses 20 percent of the state's more than 19,000 prison inmates, during recent budget hearings demanded a 5 percent increase in its per diem rate to hold Colorado prisoners. The company, according to Rep. Bernie Buescher, D-Grand Junction, has threatened to stop accepting Colorado inmates at one of its Colorado prisons. A cadre of Joint Budget Committee members earlier this year likened the firm's negotiation tactics to extortion…
LINK - GJSentinel.com
February 14, 2008
Removing Robert Sillen is First Step to Solving Prison Problems
The removal of Robert Sillen as the federal court-ordered prison health care receiver bodes well for negotiations with the three-judge panel currently considering releasing thousands of inmates. His removal will only benefit all stakeholders who are working together to keep inmates off the street while creating a constitutional level of health care. The prison health care receiver and the three-judge panel are separate, but intertwined, legal actions. U.S. District Judge Thelton Henderson, who created the receivership, also sits on the three-judge panel…
LINK - CapitolWeekly.net
February 14, 2008
Sex Offender Slain at New Folsom Prison
An inmate at California State Prison, Sacramento, who was serving a 400-year sentence for molesting a child, was slashed in the throat and killed Thursday, prison officials said. Shannon Lee Graling, 53, was slashed with an "inmate-made weapon" just before 8 a.m. while pushing a laundry cart, according to a prison news release. He died just over an hour later…
LINK - SacBee.com
November 17, 2007
Private Corrections Officer Accused of Inmate Sex
A male correctional officer of the Leo Chesney Community Correctional Facility for women in Live Oak was arrested on suspicion of having sex with an inmate, a Sutter County prosecutor said Friday. Mark Steven Susoeff, 45, of the 1700 block of Deborah Lane, East Linda, was arrested at 1 p.m. Thursday at his residence and booked into Yuba County Jail, where bail was set at $15,000…
LINK - Appeal-Democrat.com
