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Escaped Edna Mahan Inmate Captured Escaped Edna Mahan Inmate Captured
Escaped Edna Mahan Inmate Captured A prisoner who escaped from the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility on Sunday has been captured, authorities said. ORIGINAL STORY BELOW The inmate was reported missing from a minimum security unit at the facility sometime Sunday morning, a spokesperson from the prosecutor's office said. She was last seen near Exit 13 on Route 78.  Anyone with information is urged to contact Hunterdon County Communications at 908-788-1202 or 911. Edna Mahan Correctional Facility became the center of an investigation in the last year due to a series of sexual abuse charges among guards.

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by Cecilia Levine
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PA Prisoner Escaped Near NY/NJ Border On Way To Out Of State Funeral, Authorities Say PA Prisoner Escaped Near NY/NJ Border On Way To Out Of State Funeral, Authorities Say
PA Prisoner Escaped Near NY/NJ Border On Way To Out Of State Funeral, Authorities Say UPDATE: Lajoie was arrested at a hotel in Monticello, NY by the US Marshal Service Fugitive Task Force on Oct. 27 at 10:45 p.m., police said in an updated statement on Wednesday. ORIGINAL: A Pennsylvania prisoner escaped near the New Jersey/New York border on his way to a funeral out of state has escaped police custody and is wanted by US Marshals. The United States Marshals Service is seeking Jason Charles Lajoie, 45, who was furloughed to attend a funeral in Rhode Island. He escaped from the transport vehicle off Interstate 84 near the New Jersey/New York border on Sunday around 10 p.m.…

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by Jillian Pikora
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UPDATE: Prisoner Who Fled Custody At Newark Airport Captured UPDATE: Prisoner Who Fled Custody At Newark Airport Captured
Update: Prisoner Who Fled Custody At Newark Airport Captured A prisoner in custody at Newark Airport slipped away Tuesday afternoon but was quickly recaptured, authorities said. "The PAPD responded and assisted in the apprehension of the prisoner," authority spokeswoman Lenis Rodrigues said. "The incident resulted in minimal operation impact to Newark Liberty International Airport." The U.S. Customs and Border Protection prisoner apparently asked to use a restroom at Terminal C around 11:30 a.m., went in unsupervised and escaped through a ventilation system, an airport source told Daily Voice. The Essex County Sheriff's K-9 Unit was among the respon…

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by Jerry DeMarco