Monday, March 01, 2010

Once Again, Texas Leads the Way

Prison in Sugar Land under lockdown after officials receive tip that inmate walked out - 2/28/10 - Houston News - abc13.com: "SUGAR LAND, TX (KTRK) -- A state prison in Sugar Land remains on lockdown as authorities investigate an incident involving a 19-year-old trustee. People with the prison received a tip that he left the facility last week without permission and returned a short time later.
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Officials say the convict, who is within 24 months of being eligible for parole, went to a nearby store within walking distance where he bought tobacco products. While they wouldn't tell us which store, the closet one we found was at the entrance to the new territory subdivision."

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