25/05/2022
Dannemora NY. Part 2 of the Clinton Correctional Facility escape. A systemic culture of permissiveness lead to two convicted murderers cutting holes in their cells and forging a route through the underbelly of a seeming fortress of a prison. The first escape in over 100 years leads to the downfall of over 20 employees and the revelation that the prison was not operating within the state corrections department guidelines.
Sources for this episode:
“He was trouble early on” by Eric Duvall, Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, NY) June 11, 2015
"Dannemora Stands by its prison after escape” by Michael Hill, Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, NY) June 9, 2015
“Did inmates have inside help with breakout?” by Michael Hill and Michael Virtanen, Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, NY) June 9, 2015
Investigation of the June 5, 2015 Escape of Inmates David Sweat and Richard Matt from Clinton Correctional Facility. June 2016 Catherine Leahy Scott Inspector General.
Escaped NY Murderers Were on ‘Honor Block’ for Well-Behaved Inmates, Source Says by Emily Shapiro, ABC News, June 9, 2015
“Inmates escape from Dannemora prison by cutting through cell walls” by Felicia krieg and Lois Clermont Press-Republican June 6, 2015
For Escape by Glen Blain, New York Daily News, June 13, 2015
Escapee Killed by Doug Stanglin and Michael Winter, Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, NY) June 27, 2015
In Malone, scene unfolds unlike anything by Philip Tortora, Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, NY) June 27, 2015
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Dannemora NY. Part 2 of the Clinton Correctional Facility escape. A systemic culture of permissiveness lead to two convicted murderers cutting holes in their cells and forging a route through…