Crime & Public Safety
Crime & Public Safety

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)
By Rhonda Cook
Feb 10, 2017

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.

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The prisoners are allegedly sneaking out through a hole in a fence and bringing back items like liquor, cigarettes and cellphones to sell to other prisoners.

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