French police catch fugitive who escaped from jail in cellmate's bag
LYON-CORBAS PRISON, NEAR LYON, FRANCE, JUL 11 – The 20-year-old inmate escaped by hiding in his cellmate's laundry bag during the latter's release, exposing serious security lapses and overcrowding at Lyon-Corbas prison, which holds 170% capacity.
- An inmate escaped from a French prison by hiding in a bag of a released cellmate.
- The prison service launched an investigation after the inmate escaped from Lyon-Corbas prison on Friday.
- The escaped prisoner was serving multiple sentences and under investigation for a case linked to organized crime.
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Escape in a laundry bag; the prisoner escape that captivated all of France this week fits seamlessly into a list of bizarre escapes. From smuggling tools in frozen hamburger to fleeing on a boat made of fifty raincoats.
An 'Accumulation Of Errors': Inmate Escapes By Hiding Inside Cellmate's Bag When He's Released From Prison
view-inside-prison-cell An inmate somehow escaped prison by hiding inside his cellmate’s bag as he was being released from the facility. Needless to say, prison officials have assured the public that “an internal investigation” into the bizarre escape “has been launched.” According to French news outlet BFMTV, the 20-year-old prisoner who escaped incarceration from the Lyon-Corbas Prison near Lyons, France was serving multiple sentences. He is a…
He was arrested for 20 years, taking advantage of the friend of the cell mate who would be released, hid in his dirty suit from his colleague and escaped the Lyon-Corbas prison. He was arrested this afternoon.
Prisoner Escapes French Jail Hidden In Cellmate’s Bag
Ever heard of a jailbreak involving a laundry bag? That’s exactly how one inmate slipped out of a French prison this weekend — and straight into headlines.At the Corbas prison near Lyon, a man pulled off an audacious escape by hiding inside his cellmate’s laundry bag. The catch? That cellmate was being released after completing his sentence. Prison officials didn’t notice anything amiss until the next morning.“It’s a first in our administration,…
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