Woman Who Helped 2 Killers Escape Prison In Dannemora Released
She was approved for conditional release on Feb. 8 after a prison staff committee determined she had earned time off for good behavior.
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She was approved for conditional release on Feb. 8 after a prison staff committee determined she had earned time off for good behavior.
Joyce Mitchell, 55, is serving time at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for helping Richard Matt and David Sweat break out of the state prison in Dannemora in 2015.
The former correction officer who helped two convicted murderers escape last year was released from jail Monday.
Major prison security lapses are to blame for the escape of two convicted murderers from an upstate prison last year, an investigation has found.
An upstate guard was sentenced Monday to six months in jail for unwittingly helping two killers escape by smuggling in pliers, a screwdriver and a hacksaw blade hidden in hamburger meat.
David Sweat, a convicted killer already serving life behind bars, has now been ordered to pay restitution and sentenced to additional prison time for the daring escape from a maximum-security prison upstate.
A convicted killer serving life behind bars when he staged a daring escape from a maximum-security prison has pleaded guilty to criminal charges for the breakout.
Joyce Mitchell, 51, wept and apologized as she was sentenced to 2 1/3 to seven years in prison under terms of a plea deal reached with prosecutors this summer.
A judge entered a not-guilty plea for David Sweat on two felony counts of first-degree escape and a felony count of promoting prison contraband for possessing hacksaw blades.
Payroll records suggest the hunt for two escaped killers in upstate New York cost more than $1 million a day, with overtime costs alone for state troopers and corrections officers $22 million higher than last year.
Toxicology results reveal Matt had a blood alcohol level of .18 percent June 26.
Joyce Mitchell was in court Tuesday morning and pleaded guilty to first-degree promoting prison contraband and fourth-degree criminal facilitation.
One of the people police questioned about his whereabouts is now breaking her silence and talking about the man she called a "friend."
The state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision says David Sweat was moved from the Albany Medical Center early Sunday. He was taken to the Five Points Correctional Facility, in Seneca County.
The State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision released a statement Tuesday announcing three members of Clinton Correction Facility's executive team and nine security guards had been penalized.
A Long Island woman got a close call at a remote home near the Canadian border, when she received a knock on her door at 2 a.m. when two prison escapees were still on the run.
Two convicted murderers who escaped from prison and eluded a massive manhunt for three weeks had initially planned to drive to Mexico but headed toward Canada on foot when their ride backed out, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said "a nightmare is finally over" Sunday evening, following the capture of David Sweat, the second of two convicted murderers who staged a brazen escape three weeks ago from a maximum-security prison upstate.
David Sweat remains at large, one day after fellow escaped inmate Richard Matt was fatally shot by authorities.
Matt and Sweat escaped from the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York on June 6.
Gene Palmer's attorney said his client is cooperating with police and will plead not guilty.
A correction officer was arrested and charged Wednesday in connection with the escape of two imprisoned killers upstate.
DNA found just miles from a maximum-security prison is linked to the convicted murderers who escaped more than two weeks ago, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said, as the manhunt for the convicts continued in far northern New York.
State police Maj. Charles Guess said Monday that the items have been sent to laboratories for DNA and other testing to see if they are linked to David Sweat or Richard Matt.
New York State Police spokesman Beau Duffy said officers were investigating a possible sighting of the prisoners in Allegany County near the Pennsylvania border.
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Today's weather forecast calls for a wintry mix of rain and snow around the NYC area, followed by some gusty winds.
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The cold persisted Tuesday and perhaps a flake or two may be possible as we head into the middle part of the week.
Seven months after it was destroyed in a fiery truck crash, the Fairfield Avenue Bridge over I-95 in Norwalk, Conn. has reopened.
NYC is facing some cold weather this week, along with a little bit of snow, if you can believe it.
The mystery in the skies over New Jersey continues, with one law enforcement official saying the objects were seen over critical infrastructure.
Today's weather forecast calls for a wintry mix of rain and snow around the NYC area, followed by some gusty winds.
A wintry mix of rain, snow and blustery winds blows into NYC on Thursday, and the biggest impact could be during the morning commute.
A fire at the Inman Grove Senior Living Center in Edison, New Jersey on Tuesday night left two people badly injured.
Mysterious drones are circling the skies over Morris County, New Jersey, and now the FBI is investigating.
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A memorial service was held for Omer Neutra, a fallen Israel Defense Forces soldier, Tuesday on Long Island.
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Whole Foods Market stores in five states sold recalled carrots and celery sticks that could contain E. coli.
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The packaging label omitted a key ingredient, prompting a Food and Drug Administration recall.
The New York Film Critics Circle, one of the nation's oldest and most venerated critics' groups, is kicking movie awards season into high gear Tuesday as they select their choices for the best of 2024.
An attorney for Harvey Weinstein says he was hospitalized following an "alarming blood test.".
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