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Australian inmate escapes maximum-security prison using bed sheets

Stephen Jamieson was in solitary confinement due to his history of escape attempts

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Authorities found a pillow inmate Stephen Jamieson tied around his waist during his escape from Goulburn prison. (ABC News)

By C1 Staff

NEW SOUTH WALES, Australia — An inmate with a history of escape attempts escaped from a maximum-security facility in Australia Tuesday, using bed sheets and a pillow to make his getaway.

Deutsche Welles reports that Stephen Jamieson, 28, cut a hole in a metal gate at the back of a small, secure exercise yard attached to his segregation cell in the Goulburn Correctional Center around noon.

He wrapped a pillow around his waist to avoid injury from razor wire as he used bed sheets to climb over a wall.

Jamieson was in solitary confinement due to his history of escape attempts. He had previously tried to escape by digging a tunnel, starting at a cabinet in the prison workshop.

A manhunt is now underway for Jamieson.