Event

2015 Clinton Correctional Facility escape

6 Jun 2015 · 44.72° N, 73.72° W

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6 Jun 2015
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44.72° N, 73.72° W

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Summary

2015 Clinton Correctional Facility escape: Richard Matt and David Sweat, two convicted murderers, escape from Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York, prompting an extensive manhunt. It is the first escape incident at the facility in 150 years.

2015 Clinton Correctional Facility escape

U.S. prison escape

The 2015 Clinton Correctional Facility escape was a jailbreak that took place on June 6, 2015, when two inmates, Richard Matt and David Sweat, were discovered missing during a 5:17 a.m. bed check at the maximum security Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York, United States. Matt was serving 25 years to life and Sweat was serving life without parole, both for murder.

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