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Woman Who Aided Killers' Escape Released From Bedford Hills Correctional Facility On Parole Woman Who Aided Killers' Escape Released From Bedford Hills Correctional Facility On Parole
Woman Who Aided Killers' Escape Released From Bedford Hills Correctional Facility On Parole A prison seamstress who became famous after helping two killers escape by smuggling in hacksaw blades and drill bits has been released from a prison in Westchester on parole. Joyce Mitchell, 55, also known as "Tillie," was released from the Bedford Hill Correctional Facility on Thursday, Feb. 6, state corrections officials said. "On Feb. 6, 2020, Mrs. Joyce Mitchell was conditionally released from Bedford Hills Correctional Facility to Community Supervision," the department said in a statement. "Mrs. Mitchell will be supervised in Franklin County. Per her sentence, the supervision will be …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Westchester Street Closed For 'Escape At Dannemora' Showtime Series Shoot Westchester Street Closed For 'Escape At Dannemora' Showtime Series Shoot
Westchester Street Closed For 'Escape At Dannemora' Showtime Series Shoot This story has been updated. A street in Westchester will be shut down overnight to shoot part of a Showtime television series on the infamous 2015 New York prison break. Willet Avenue in Port Chester will b closed from North Main Street to Broad Street at Summerfield Park area from 4:30 p.m. Thursday until 7 a.m. on Friday to film scenes from Ben Stiller's "Escape At  Dannemora," about the escape by two murderers who were romantically involved with a prison guard at Clinton Correctional Facility in Upstate New York. Stiller lives in Chappaqua.  Joyce Mitchell, the prison seamst…

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by Jon Craig