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Tuesday, March 24, 2020
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
As Washington state locks down, prisoners break free
A dozen inmates at a Washington state jail managed to escape and six remain on the loose, after they became spooked by COVID-19 restrictions, according to a local media report.
A video shows several people jumping a fence and running away from the Yakima County Jail.
https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1242304969111408643
The six inmates who were rounded up said “they were upset after the Governor’s press conference regarding the statewide order to shelter in place and the virus outbreak has them all scared,” according to YakTRiNews.com.
Officials have expressed fears over the easy spread of the virus in prison. In Italy, inmates at several prisons rioted earlier this month as restrictions were put in place.
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