Jailbreak! Atlanta inmates escape, sneak back in

Prison officials survey a portion of the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary. (AJC file, 2011, John Spink)

Prison officials survey a portion of the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary. (AJC file, 2011, John Spink)

Tequila, cell phones, cigars and possibly handguns are just some of the contraband items inmates at a minimum-security prison camp in southeast Atlanta sneaked into the facility after escaping through holes in a fence.

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That’s according to a federal complaint filed by an FBI agent last week, following an investigation by the Atlanta Police Department after spotting a hole in the camp’s fence. The FBI is currently investigating the issue.

The complaint was filed with the federal court in Atlanta last weekend. Consequently, the document was on a federal court website that gives the public access to such records.

The inmates “temporarily escaping from the prison camp” has apparently been ongoing for years.