French inmates escape from Dijon prison 'using bed sheets'
Two dangerous inmates escaped Dijon prison by sawing bars, using bed sheets, with blades likely delivered by drone amid warnings of overcrowding at 135.9% capacity, unions said.
- On Thursday, two inmates escaped from the Dijon prison detention centre's disciplinary wing after sawing through bars with blades believed delivered by drone and fleeing using bed sheets.
- The FO Justice union and other unions warned for months about worsening Dijon security and accused Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin of prioritising supermax drug operations while neglecting other jails.
- Authorities named the fugitives as a 19-year-old man held in pre-trial detention for attempted murder and a 32-year-old man accused of partner violence, both held in isolation without contact.
- The minister immediately sacked the prison director and ordered responses, while authorities said it was not immediately clear if the fugitives had been recaptured.
- In recent weeks, the Dijon breakout joins other jailbreaks including one last week in Rennes, as prisons hold 85,000 inmates against 62,509 places at 135.9% occupancy, Justice Ministry figures show.
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Two Prisoners Escape French Jail Using Bed Sheets
Ever wonder how two prisoners could just slip out of a jail like something from a movie? That’s exactly what happened in Dijon, eastern France, early Thursday. Using bed sheets as makeshift ropes and, astonishingly, sawing through their cell bars, two inmates made a dramatic escape before dawn.The duo? A 19-year-old awaiting trial for attempted murder since last October and a 32-year-old serving time for threatening a partner. Dijon prosecutor O…
Two prisoners escaped from a prison in Dijon, western France, on Wednesday night, staging a classic movie escape by sawing through the bars and then escaping using sheets from their beds, the French news agency AFP reported. One of the escapees was captured today, while the other is still on the run.
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