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Inmate escapes from French prison by hiding in bag of released cellmate

LYON-CORBAS PRISON, NEAR LYON, FRANCE, JUL 11 – The 20-year-old inmate exploited overcrowding and understaffing conditions at Lyon-Corbas prison, which is at 170% capacity, to escape by hiding in his cellmate's luggage during release.

  • An inmate escaped from a French prison by hiding in a bag of a released cellmate.
  • The prison service launched an investigation after the inmate escaped from Lyon-Corbas prison on Friday.
  • The escaped prisoner was serving multiple sentences and under investigation for a case linked to organized crime.
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His co-inmate was released – this opportunity was used by an inmate in a French prison and was smuggled into his luggage from the asylum. Now he is back in.

·Frankfurt, Germany
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A 20-year-old was smuggled into the open in the luggage of a fellow prisoner who was released. Meanwhile, he was arrested.

·Vienna, Austria
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(Paris=Yonhap News) Correspondent Song Jin-won = A French national who escaped from prison by hiding in the bag of a fellow inmate who was being released was arrested on the 14th (local time).

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Early Monday morning, an escaped prisoner was trying to leave a basement in France when police apprehended him.

·Copenhagen, Denmark
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An investigation has been launched after an escape that occurred on Friday at Lyon-Corbas prison.

·Belgrade, Serbia
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Lyonmag.com broke the news in on Saturday, July 12, 2025.
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