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Cops: 2 more Fla. inmates were getting forged release documents

Computers have been seized and will be analyzed to find out who is behind the scheme, how large it is and whether there are more escapees on the loose

By Tracy Connor, Staff Writer, NBC News

ORLANDO, Fla. — Two more inmates were in the process of obtaining forged release documents at the same Florida prison two convicted murderers walked out of using bogus papers, officials said Tuesday.

Investigators have seized computers and printers from the Franklin Correctional Institute and are undertaking a forensic analysis of inmate accounts to figure out who is behind the scheme, how big it is and whether there are more escapees on the loose.

They said they have zeroed in on several people suspected of helping Charles Walker and Joseph Jenkins escape from Franklin — only to be recaptured last week — but they aren’t ready to make any arrests.

“There is still a lot we do not know and there is a lot we have yet to prove,” Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Jerry Bailey said at a press conference.

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