Prison escape

Monday September 28, 2015

N.Y. Prison Worker Who Helped Inmates Escape Gets Up To 7 Years

Joyce Mitchell appears in court in Plattsburgh, N.Y., on Monday. She was sentenced to 2 years and four months to 7 years in prison as part of a plea deal. Getty Images hide caption

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N.Y. Prison Worker Who Helped Inmates Escape Gets Up To 7 Years

September 28, 2015 • Joyce Mitchell, 51, provided tools such as hacksaws, drill bits and lighted eyeglasses to two convicted killers ahead of their June 6 prison break.

Tuesday July 28, 2015

Former N.Y. Prison Employee Enters Guilty Plea Related To Inmates' Escape

Joyce Mitchell, who has reached a plea deal over charges that she aided a prison escape, is seen here during a June court date, along with her lawyer, Steven Johnston. POOL/Landov hide caption

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Former N.Y. Prison Employee Enters Guilty Plea Related To Inmates' Escape

July 28, 2015 • Joyce Mitchell, the Clinton Correctional Facility worker who was charged last month with aiding two convicted killers' escape, has reached a deal with prosecutors.

Thursday July 16, 2015

This screen grab of video from a security camera, dated July 11 and released by Mexico's National Security Commission, shows the man Mexican authorities say is Guzman inside his cell at the Altiplano maximum security prison, looking at the shower floor shortly before escaping through a tunnel below. AP hide caption

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A Visit To El Chapo's Prison Cell (Now That He's Gone)

July 16, 2015 • The Mexican drug lord escaped from a maximum-security prison via an elaborate tunnel that led to the shower stall in his cell. NPR's Carrie Kahn got a tour and shares what she saw.

A Visit To El Chapo's Prison Cell (Now That He's Gone)

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Monday June 15, 2015

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N.Y. Prison Break Search Is Costing $1 Million A Day

June 15, 2015 • A district attorney says the two inmates may have used power tools left behind by maintenance contractors at the Clinton Correctional Facility.

N.Y. Prison Break Search Is Costing $1 Million A Day

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Thursday June 11, 2015

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Authorities Beef Up Search For Killers Who Escaped From New York Prison

June 11, 2015 • An area not far from the prison where David Sweat and Richard Matt broke out last weekend appears to be a focus of police scrutiny, but officials were also looking in neighboring Vermont.

Wednesday June 10, 2015

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'Some Indication' That N.Y. Escapees Might Have Headed To Vermont

June 10, 2015 • More than 450 personnel are going door-to-door, conducting car searches and gathering information to try to find escaped killers David Sweat and Richard Matt.

Saturday March 28, 2015

British Fraudster Walks Out Of Jail Using Forged Bail Letter

Wandsworth prison in south London in a 2010 photo. Neil Moore, a 28-year-old convicted fraudster, walked out of the prison earlier this month by showing guards a bail letter he'd forged. Andrew Winning/Reuters/Landov hide caption

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