Washington Ridge Conservation Camp
Coverage of Washington Ridge Conservation Camp in the Nexus archive.
- Escaped California prisoner who was captured in Mexico is at large again
A California inmate escaped from a conservation camp near Lake Tahoe, was captured in Mexico, and is now at large again after being released by a magistrate. Miguel Banuelos, 49, was reported missing on July 4 when he left the Washington Ridge Conservation Camp.
- Escaped California prisoner captured in Mexico
Miguel Banuelos, a California inmate, escaped a prison camp near Lake Tahoe on the Fourth of July and was later captured in Mexico. Mexican authorities, in collaboration with U.S. officials, apprehended him after he was missing for two days.
- Inmate escapes prison camp near Lake Tahoe on Fourth of July
An inmate escaped from a prison camp near Lake Tahoe on the Fourth of July. Miguel Banuelos, 49, was last seen at Washington Ridge Conservation Camp in Nevada County, California, around 12:35 p.m., according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.