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Disturbing pictures of the compound of makeshift tents and outbuildings where Jaycee Lee Dugard was held captive for 18-years have emerged.

Dugard and her two daughters, fathered by her captor Phillip Garrido, lived in squalor in the clutter-filled backyard of Garrido’s Antioch, CA, home.

A “Welcome” sign hangs over the entrance to the ramshackle outdoor prison with a makeshift bathroom and shower, where soiled sofas were used as beds, and stacks of junk littered the yard.

The photos provide a glimpse into the deplorable conditions Dugard endured as Garrido’s sex slave.

Over the years, neighbors caught glimpses of Dugard and the children, some even reporting to authorities that some people – including young children – were living in tents behind the home.

“We missed an opportunity to have intervened earlier,” Contra Costa County Sheriff Warren Rupf admitted, apologizing for not having found Jaycee sooner.”We are beating ourselves up over this.”

Dugard has been reunited with her mother, Terry Probyn, but there are already signs of difficulty. The day after the reunion, Probyn called her sister, Tina Dugard for emotional support.

“Terry’s freaked out and needs me. The child that was taken isn’t the same,” Tina’s neighbor quoted the sister as saying. “She didn’t use the word ‘brainwashed,’ but that’s how I interpreted it. She was having a hard time connecting.”

View photos below of the hellhole Jaycee Lee Dugard knew as “home” for 18 years:

photos: Nick Stern/redthinkmedia.com

March 5, 2010 Jaycee Dugard exclusive GMA interview, photos, video.

Jaycee Lee Dugard pictures and video footage of her daughters


Jaycee Dugard’s Daughters Angel and Starlet

More photos of Jaycee Lee Dugard’s prison