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Oregon prison escape attempts prompt reader advice for officials
By oregonlive.com- Les Zaitz
Published: 01/27/2014

Prison escape attempts make good copy, and The Oregonian's report on recent episodes at the Oregon state prison in Ontario prompted spirited online discussion.

The story told about back-to-back attempts in 2010 to escape from Snake River Correctional Institution, the state's largest prison. Inmate Michael J. Norwood made a dummy and a ladder out of dental floss in an escape bid that lasted a half hour. A day later, inmate Robert L. Emery spent an entire night thrashing around the prison's maintenance shops, crawling over fences and finally giving up in exhaustion.

The episodes came to light following public records requests filed with the state Corrections Department by The Oregonian.

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