November 13, 2026 – CRESCENT CITY, CA – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials announced on Thursday the apprehension of an incarcerated person who walked away from the Minimum Support Facility at Pelican Bay State Prison (PBSP) on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.

On November 12, Primitivo X. Savedra, 32, was apprehended at approximately 9:48 a.m. by the Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office without incident. His case will be referred to the Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office for possible escape charges.

Savedra was most recently received from San Joaquin County on November 23, 2020. He was sentenced to 12 years for first-degree robbery, a second-strike offense, with enhancements for use of a firearm and for committing a felony in association with a criminal street gang.

Since 1977, 99 percent of the incarcerated people who have escaped or walked away from an adult institution, camp, in-state contract bed, or community rehabilitative program placement have been apprehended.

The minimum support facility at PBSP is a Level I, minimum-security unit located outside the main secure perimeter. It houses lower-security, non-violent incarcerated individuals in a dormitory-style setting who support daily institutional operations, maintenance, and groundskeeping.

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CRESCENT CITY, CA – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are searching for an incarcerated person who walked away from the Minimum Support Facility at Pelican Bay State Prison (PBSP) on November 11, 2026.

At about 11:00 p.m., officers discovered during regular count that incarcerated person Primitivo X. Savedra was unaccounted for. An emergency count was initiated, confirming that Savedra was missing. CDCR’s Office of Correctional Safety and local law enforcement have been notified and are assisting in the search.

Savedra, 32, is 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighs about 168 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing a gray shirt with gray sweats and a gray beanie.

Anyone who sees Savedra or has any knowledge of his whereabouts should immediately contact law enforcement, call 911 or contact Special Agent Singh at 707-513-0068.

Savedra was most recently received from San Joaquin County on Nov. 23, 2020. He was sentenced to 12 years for first-degree robbery, a second-strike offense, with enhancements for use of a firearm and for committing a felony in association with a criminal street gang.

The minimum support facility at PBSP is a Level I, minimum-security unit located outside the main secure perimeter. It houses lower-security, non-violent incarcerated individuals in a dormitory-style setting who support daily institutional operations, maintenance, and groundskeeping.

Activated in 1989, PBSP houses approximately 2,100, minimum-, medium-, high- and maximum-security custody incarcerated people. Located 13 miles from the Oregon-California border, PBSP offers academic classes, vocational programs, rehabilitative programs, medical services, mental health services, religious services, work assignments and self-help groups, and employs approximately 1,400 people.

Since 1977, 99 percent of the incarcerated people who have escaped or walked away from an adult institution, camp, in-state contract bed, or community rehabilitative program placement have been apprehended.

Source & photo: CDCR