California watchdog blasts officials in Dugard case

California watchdog blasts officials in Dugard case

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California parole officials failed to properly supervise the rapist accused of kidnapping Jaycee Dugard and missed "numerous" clues during her 18 years of captivity, a prison watchdog said in a report released on Wednesday.

The report by California's inspector general found that 58-year-old Phillip Garrido, who is charged with abducting Dugard, committed a series of parole violations that should have led to his earlier capture.

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