November 26, 2024 – SANTA FE SPRINGS – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are seeking an incarcerated person who walked away from the Female Community Reentry Program (FCRP) in Santa Fe Springs on Sunday, November 24, 2024.

At approximately 8:43 p.m., staff received a tamper alert for participant Christina Hammond’s ankle monitor. Staff conducted a search of the facility and reviewed surveillance footage, which showed Hammond leaving the facility through a side door at approximately 8:47 p.m. and climbing over the garden gates at the northeast end of the building. Hammond’s ankle monitor was in her bed area. An emergency count was conducted and confirmed Hammond was missing.

Hammond, 34, is 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 115 pounds. She has a light complexion, light brown hair, and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a gray jacket, gray sweatpants, gloves, and carrying a blue bag.

Hammond was received from San Bernardino County to serve a five-year sentence for Assault with Force Likely to Produce Great Bodily Injury, with an enhancement for inflicting Great Bodily Injury. She has been housed at the Santa Fe Springs facility since July 1, 2024, and was scheduled for release on December 21, 2025.

Within minutes of the discovery, CDCR’s Office of Correctional Safety was notified, and agents are actively working to locate and apprehend Hammond. Local law enforcement has also been notified.

Anyone who sees Hammond or has knowledge of her whereabouts is urged to contact law enforcement or call 9-1-1.

About the Female Community Reentry Program

The Female Community Reentry Program (FCRP) allows eligible incarcerated individuals to serve their sentences in the community in lieu of confinement in state prison. The program provides rehabilitative services, including alcohol and drug recovery, employment assistance, education, housing resources, family reunification, and social support.

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

Source & photo: CDCR