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| Authorities Name Tools In AZ Escape |
| By google.com |
| Published: 08/04/2010 |
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Three convicted murderers escaped a privately run prison in Arizona by using wire cutters that a woman threw over a fence, a state Department of Corrections spokesman said Tuesday. Officials also said prison staff didn't realize the inmates were missing Friday until after sensors on the perimeter fence sounded and a 9 p.m. head count, which came five hours after the three were last accounted for by prison staff. The woman who authorities say helped in the escape is Casslyn Mae Welch, 44, of Mesa — the fiancee and cousin of John McCluskey, one of the three inmates. She was waiting outside the prison in Kingman as the inmates breached a perimeter fence with the wire cutters and escaped, said department spokesman Barrett Marson. A security camera captured Welch driving a blue sedan around the facility that holds minimum- and medium-security inmates. Read More. |
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I think this was a case of sloppy work and lax supervision by a private contractor in Arizona. This state agency depends on contract monitors to ensure quality control and compliance however, in this case, it appears the MTC group may have failed the public thus allowing these 3 inmates to escape. Ultimate responsibility falls on the state and the state agency director. He is responsible for public safety and this goes down the chain of command not the other way around. Holding them accountable is the solution to ensure repeat events do not occur. The correctional officer needs both logistic and administrative support to do a good job. Anything less is unacceptable