Philadelphia Prison Escape Shows Divide Between Prison Leaders, Officers

By Dan Snyder, CBS Philadelphia

June 28, 2023

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The mystery surrounding the escape of two inmates last month from the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center is still an open book, but Tuesday, city council wanted at least some answers explaining why it happened and how to stop it from happening again.

Lawmakers heard testimony on that escape, but much of the hearing turned into a full accounting of what's happening inside the state prison system.

And it shows a divide between prison leaders and the officers who are in those facilities every day.

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