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| Intense emotions at Joyce Mitchell's sentencing |
| By northcountrypublicradio.org- Zach Hirsch |
| Published: 09/29/2015 |
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Sep 29, 2015 — Joyce Mitchell got the maximum range of two and a third to seven years behind bars. There was both relief and anger in the Clinton County courtroom in Plattsburgh yesterday when Mitchell was formally sentenced. Mitchell is the former Dannemora prison worker who admitted to helping two convicted killers escape this past summer. She told investigators that she smuggled hacksaw blades, a chisel, and other small tools into the prison. She allegedly hid some of the items in hamburger meat. According to Clinton County District Attorney Andrew Wylie, it’s up to the New York State Department of Corrections to decide exactly how long she’s behind bars. “They will evaluate her case at parole hearings. Based on that interview they’ll make a determination whether they’re going to release her after two and a third or they’re going to maintain her for up to the seven years,” Wylie said. Mitchell pleaded guilty to providing tools to Richard Matt and David Sweat, who broke out of Clinton Correctional Facility in June. Matt and Sweat eluded more than 1,000 searchers who combed the little towns and wilderness areas around Dannemora for weeks. Matt was eventually killed by a border patrol agent, and Sweat was wounded and captured by a state trooper two days later. Read More. |
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