BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) plans to release between 100 and 120 inmates in Bakersfield on Thursday, according to Bakersfield Police ...

This bus rides will be available to anyone who has been approved as a visitor by CDCR. The buses depart Friday, Saturday and Sunday from Central, Southern, Northern, and Bay Area regions.

In December 2015, Officer Mello was driving in a CDCR transportation vehicle, which was not carrying inmates. He saw a CHP vehicle maneuver to stop a fleeing vehicle.