Key takeaways:
- Ameen Hurst, 18, and Nasir Grant, 24, escaped from the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center by cutting a hole in a fence surrounding a recreation yard.
- Headcounts conducted at 11 p.m. on Sunday, 3 a.m. on Monday, and 7 a.m. on Monday showed that all prisoners were accounted for.
- The Philadelphia Police Department is leading the search for the two escapees, who are considered dangerous. The Philadelphia Department of Prisons is conducting an internal investigation into the incident.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities are searching for two individuals who escaped from a Philadelphia prison on Sunday evening, but were not noticed missing until 19 hours later.
Ameen Hurst, 18, and Nasir Grant, 24, escaped from the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center around 8:30 p.m. Sunday by cutting a hole in a fence surrounding a recreation yard, the Philadelphia Department of Prisons said.
Headcounts conducted at 11 p.m. on Sunday, 3 a.m. on Monday, and 7 a.m. on Monday reportedly showed that all prisoners were accounted for, said Philadelphia Prisons Department Commissioner Blanche Carney. However, the facility became aware of the escaped individuals at about 3 p.m. on Monday.
Grant is accused of killing four people, and both individuals are considered dangerous. The Philadelphia Police Department is leading the search for the two escapees.
The Philadelphia Department of Prisons is conducting an internal investigation into the incident. Carney said the department is reviewing the security protocols and procedures in place at the time of the escape.
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