Incarcerated Man Who Walked Away from a Los Angeles Reentry Program Apprehended

LOS ANGELES - California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials announced an incarcerated person who walked away from a Male Community Reentry Program (MCRP) in Los Angeles on April 8, 2024, was taken into custody on April 9, 2024.

At approximately 1:45 p.m., Rafael Rodriguez, 26, was taken into custody in the city of Los Angeles without incident and was transported to California Institution for Men. His case will be referred to the Los Angeles County District Attorney for possible escape charges.

Rodriguez was received from Orange County on March 13, 2019. He was sentenced to twelve years for kidnapping, inflicting great bodily injury with an enhancement of the use of a firearm, and assault with a firearm. Rodriguez has been housed at the MCRP in Los Angeles since Jan. 18, 2024.

MCRPs allow eligible people committed to state prison to serve the end of their sentences in a reentry center and provides them the programs and tools necessary to transition from custody to the community. It is a voluntary program for male offenders who have two years or less left to serve. The program links offenders to a range of community-based rehabilitative services that assist with substance use disorders, mental health care, medical care, employment, education, housing, family reunification and social support.

Since 1977, 99 percent of all people who have left an adult institution, camp, or community-based program without permission have been apprehended.

Rafael Rodriguez

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: [email protected]