California Inmate Recaptured in NYC After 13 Years

Eduardo Hernandez, who escaped from the Delta Conservation Camp in Suisun City, California, in 2011, was apprehended in New York City on May 20, 2024, after 13 years on the run. Hernandez, serving a 13-year sentence for armed carjacking, fled the minimum-security camp with another inmate, Jose Padilla, who remains at large. Hernandez's capture marks a notable event given that 99% of inmates who escape from California institutions have been recaptured since 1977. He will be extradited back to California and may face additional escape charges. The Delta Conservation Camp, where Hernandez was incarcerated, provides inmate fire crews for fire suppression and other conservation projects.