Prison Break!
-
File this one under humorous. Yesterday around 2:30pm (EST) my mom gets a call from my grandma's boyfriend telling her there is a prison break going on at the prison in St. Louis. He knew this because the prison's have a siren that goes off for various reasons one of which is attempted escape (or successful escape), following the siren he listened to his police scanner and heard there was an attempted escape at the prison. What he didn't know is which of the prisons had the attempted escape. After 30 minutes or so my family was sure it wasn't the prison my mom worked at because she would have been called in. So we put that behind us until my mom was able to get more details when she went to work last night. Today we asked her what happened, below is a combination of what she told me, what I heard on the radio, and what I know of the prison my mom works at. Two inmates took black shoe polish and painted their clothes black. Then they crafted two patches to look like the patches worn on the correctional officer's uniforms. They proceeded to leave the facility, first through their housing unit, then to the front building (which contains a security room where both exits are opened remotely via what they call the "bubble"). They went out the front doors of the building and were one gate away from freedom, when the guards at the gate realized that they didn't know who these 'officers' were and tackled them. I'm not sure what happened after that but their attempt failed and they'll get another 5 years of prison and get moved to another facility. I'm sure whoever was in the bubble is gonna get yelled at by the warden. Good thing this didn't happen at my mom's prison, once you get out of the front building there isn't a front gate to go through. But I guess that is the difference between a minimum and medium security prison. An article about the attemted escape from local ABC affiliate WJRT. James
-
File this one under humorous. Yesterday around 2:30pm (EST) my mom gets a call from my grandma's boyfriend telling her there is a prison break going on at the prison in St. Louis. He knew this because the prison's have a siren that goes off for various reasons one of which is attempted escape (or successful escape), following the siren he listened to his police scanner and heard there was an attempted escape at the prison. What he didn't know is which of the prisons had the attempted escape. After 30 minutes or so my family was sure it wasn't the prison my mom worked at because she would have been called in. So we put that behind us until my mom was able to get more details when she went to work last night. Today we asked her what happened, below is a combination of what she told me, what I heard on the radio, and what I know of the prison my mom works at. Two inmates took black shoe polish and painted their clothes black. Then they crafted two patches to look like the patches worn on the correctional officer's uniforms. They proceeded to leave the facility, first through their housing unit, then to the front building (which contains a security room where both exits are opened remotely via what they call the "bubble"). They went out the front doors of the building and were one gate away from freedom, when the guards at the gate realized that they didn't know who these 'officers' were and tackled them. I'm not sure what happened after that but their attempt failed and they'll get another 5 years of prison and get moved to another facility. I'm sure whoever was in the bubble is gonna get yelled at by the warden. Good thing this didn't happen at my mom's prison, once you get out of the front building there isn't a front gate to go through. But I guess that is the difference between a minimum and medium security prison. An article about the attemted escape from local ABC affiliate WJRT. James
it was a good idea. i doubt they expect people to simply walk out the front door.
To those who didn't make it, we will remember you. To those who did :bob: is back. - Megan Forbes in Black Friday
Another Post by NnamdiOnyeyiri -
it was a good idea. i doubt they expect people to simply walk out the front door.
To those who didn't make it, we will remember you. To those who did :bob: is back. - Megan Forbes in Black Friday
Another Post by NnamdiOnyeyiriNnamdi Onyeyiri wrote: i doubt they expect people to simply walk out the front door. I think that's what the people in the bubble thought as well. I'm sure that will change now...either that or some people won't work in the bubble again. James
-
File this one under humorous. Yesterday around 2:30pm (EST) my mom gets a call from my grandma's boyfriend telling her there is a prison break going on at the prison in St. Louis. He knew this because the prison's have a siren that goes off for various reasons one of which is attempted escape (or successful escape), following the siren he listened to his police scanner and heard there was an attempted escape at the prison. What he didn't know is which of the prisons had the attempted escape. After 30 minutes or so my family was sure it wasn't the prison my mom worked at because she would have been called in. So we put that behind us until my mom was able to get more details when she went to work last night. Today we asked her what happened, below is a combination of what she told me, what I heard on the radio, and what I know of the prison my mom works at. Two inmates took black shoe polish and painted their clothes black. Then they crafted two patches to look like the patches worn on the correctional officer's uniforms. They proceeded to leave the facility, first through their housing unit, then to the front building (which contains a security room where both exits are opened remotely via what they call the "bubble"). They went out the front doors of the building and were one gate away from freedom, when the guards at the gate realized that they didn't know who these 'officers' were and tackled them. I'm not sure what happened after that but their attempt failed and they'll get another 5 years of prison and get moved to another facility. I'm sure whoever was in the bubble is gonna get yelled at by the warden. Good thing this didn't happen at my mom's prison, once you get out of the front building there isn't a front gate to go through. But I guess that is the difference between a minimum and medium security prison. An article about the attemted escape from local ABC affiliate WJRT. James
I like bpth the idea and that they got caught anyway. James T. Johnson wrote: is gonna get yelled at by the warden Does that have some special meaning at whereever you're from? Like that "cocrete shoes" Mafia thing?
Flirt harder, I'm a Coder
mlog || Agile Programming | doxygen -
File this one under humorous. Yesterday around 2:30pm (EST) my mom gets a call from my grandma's boyfriend telling her there is a prison break going on at the prison in St. Louis. He knew this because the prison's have a siren that goes off for various reasons one of which is attempted escape (or successful escape), following the siren he listened to his police scanner and heard there was an attempted escape at the prison. What he didn't know is which of the prisons had the attempted escape. After 30 minutes or so my family was sure it wasn't the prison my mom worked at because she would have been called in. So we put that behind us until my mom was able to get more details when she went to work last night. Today we asked her what happened, below is a combination of what she told me, what I heard on the radio, and what I know of the prison my mom works at. Two inmates took black shoe polish and painted their clothes black. Then they crafted two patches to look like the patches worn on the correctional officer's uniforms. They proceeded to leave the facility, first through their housing unit, then to the front building (which contains a security room where both exits are opened remotely via what they call the "bubble"). They went out the front doors of the building and were one gate away from freedom, when the guards at the gate realized that they didn't know who these 'officers' were and tackled them. I'm not sure what happened after that but their attempt failed and they'll get another 5 years of prison and get moved to another facility. I'm sure whoever was in the bubble is gonna get yelled at by the warden. Good thing this didn't happen at my mom's prison, once you get out of the front building there isn't a front gate to go through. But I guess that is the difference between a minimum and medium security prison. An article about the attemted escape from local ABC affiliate WJRT. James
So how long has your mom been in prison? Heard in Bullhead City - "You haven't lost your girl -
you've just lost your turn..." [sigh] So true... -
So how long has your mom been in prison? Heard in Bullhead City - "You haven't lost your girl -
you've just lost your turn..." [sigh] So true...Hmmmm, it appears I did leave it rather vague. :-O My mom is a lieutenant at one of the prisons in St. Louis, MI. She's only been there since 2000 but she's been working for the state's correctional department since 1986 minus a brief time where she was layed off in the early ninties. James
-
I like bpth the idea and that they got caught anyway. James T. Johnson wrote: is gonna get yelled at by the warden Does that have some special meaning at whereever you're from? Like that "cocrete shoes" Mafia thing?
Flirt harder, I'm a Coder
mlog || Agile Programming | doxygenpeterchen wrote: Does that have some special meaning at whereever you're from? In this case I mean it literally because the warden is the person who oversees the prison on behalf of the state and they (probably) won't be very happy with whoever let the prisoners through. The prison isn't very big so there shouldn't be an excuse for not knowing these two really were prisoners. The only figurative meaning I can think of would be someone who calls their boss a warden because (s)he treats them like prisoners. James
-
Hmmmm, it appears I did leave it rather vague. :-O My mom is a lieutenant at one of the prisons in St. Louis, MI. She's only been there since 2000 but she's been working for the state's correctional department since 1986 minus a brief time where she was layed off in the early ninties. James
That must have been fun in school... "Well, Jimmy, what does your Mommy do?" "My Mommy is a screw!" Poor kid.... Unfortunately one of the few jobs advertised here is for a prison guard. The pay isn't too bad, but I can't see it adding to my technical skills.:sigh: Heard in Bullhead City - "You haven't lost your girl -
you've just lost your turn..." [sigh] So true...