In June 2015, two convicted murderers – Richard Matt and David Sweat – broke out of the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, in New York’s North Country. The escape was aided by former correctional staff member Joyce Mitchell, who is currently serving a 7-year sentence at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in Westchester County, NY, for her role in what became the most extensive manhunt in state history. In this excerpt from Dannemora: Two Escaped Killers, Three Weeks of Terror, and the Largest Manhunt Ever in New York State, read more about how Richard Matt and David Sweat plotted their escape.
Authorities have said Joyce Mitchell, who got close to the men while working with them in the prison tailor shop, discussed killing her husband.
Joyce Mitchell, who is charged with aiding two murderers in their prison break, appeared relieved to see her husband, Lyle, on Tuesday morning
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