Philadelphia Prison Escape: Video Reveals Decade-Long Issues Leading to Inmates' Breakout

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Philadelphia Prison Escape: Video Reveals Decade-Long Issues Leading to Inmates' Breakout
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Surveillance video has been released showing the moment two inmates escaped from a Philadelphia correctional center in May. District Attorney Larry Krasner revealed that a guard was asleep on the job during the escape, highlighting several security issues at the facility, including motion sensors being turned off for over a decade and a hole in the fence that prison employees were aware of. The inmates escaped through a gap in the fence that had been noticed by prison staff days before the escape. One guard post was unoccupied, and another guard fell asleep, leading to a delay in detecting the escape. Four people have been charged with assisting the escapees, and an investigation is ongoing.

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