Phillip Garrido, Nancy Garrido
PLACERVILLE, CA - The district attorney, who prosecuted and eventually sent Phillip and Nancy Garrido to prison for the rest of their lives, said there were monumental failures with monitoring the Garridos in the corrections system.
With the blessing of Jaycee Dugard, Vern Pierson released videotapes and parole documents highlighting what went wrong in the supervision of Garrido.
One video shows Nancy Garrido taunting a parole office while he's conducting a home search. Pierson said she badgered him to the point where he left the home, failing to inspect the backyard where Jaycee was held captive.
"What (Jaycee and her mother) have gone through shouldn't have happened. They know it and they think the public is entitled to know that," Pierson said.
He went on to point out exact moments when the justice system failed, including how a parole agent failed to verify Garrido's whereabouts after he confronted one of his rape victims.
Pierson also said the system wasn't just flawed then, it's flawed now.
If the State's Static 99 test were used to determine Garrido's likelihood to rape again, he would be classified as a "moderate risk".
The test asks a series of questions and uses details from prior convictions to determine the likelihood of re-offending. The higher the points, the more likely a prisoner is to rape again.
One of the categories scores lowers points if the victim is the opposite sex. So because Garrido raped girls and women, he scored lower.
Clinical psychologists usually conduct the test, who then help determine if the prisoner should be granted parole, and how much supervision he or she receives.
"He was smart enough to manipulate them to essentially gaining freedom and gaining less supervision and oversight," Pierson said. "He's a person who learned from the system and knew how to manipulate the weaknesses in the system."
Sen. Ted Gaines, along with Vern Pierson, will hold a public safety hearing in the Capitol to discuss failures of the corrections system on Aug. 3.
When News10 brought the victim's sex issue to him, he promised to raise the question.
"We're going to take a look at the classification for sexual offenders, because there is a clear flaw," Gaines said.
Gaines also said he was open to re-building the entire sex offender system if necessary.
"If that was the necessary path, absolutely."
By Nick Monacelli, nick@news10.net
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