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| Prison's Age said to be key in escapes |
| By thenewsdispatch.com |
| Published: 08/14/2009 |
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A Department Correction official's statement this week that the age of Indiana State Prison was a key to the escape of three prisoners last month rings as hollow as the tunnels the inmates used to make their getaway. Utility tunnels underneath the prison extend beyond the walls of the prison and are believed to have been there since when it was built in 1860. The tunnels may have provided the route for the three prisoners to escape, but that doesn't change the fact that the prison administration ultimately was responsible for letting prisoners get access to the tunnels. To blame the tunnels is like blaming a door that was left unlocked. Two murderers and a rapist escaped through a tunnel and came out a manhole cover outside the prison. They were caught over the next few days, but not before leaving the area on edge - and in danger. Fortunately, no one was harmed by these escapees before they were recaptured, but the escapes created a real danger to the public. Blaming the tunnels, if that's what the Department is doing, would be merely an attempt to deflect criticism and avoid responsibility. Granted, the prison has suspended three guards for having some responsibility for the escape. But that doesn't absolve the leadership at the prison and the Department of Correction for not having fully implemented practices and procedures that ensure the prison carries out its main goal - to keep dangerous people off the streets. After all, the fact that these ancient tunnels exist is no surprise. They were used for an escape back in the mid 1980s. Read More. |
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