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Dannemora Prison Escape One Year Later

Season 2016 Episode 25 | 26m 45sVideo has Closed Captions

A look back at the Dannemora Prison Escape on June 6, 2015.

Convicted felons Richard Matt and David Sweat escaped the Clinton Correctional Facility in northern New York on June 6, 2015 and were on the run for three weeks. Matt was shot and killed, while Sweat was captured. Politico New York's Keshia Clukey joins us to revisit her time covering the story and gives new details about the escape and what may be in the expected inspector general's report.

06/02/2016 | Rating NR

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Dannemora Prison Escape One Year Later

Season 2016 Episode 25 | 26m 45sVideo has Closed Captions

Convicted felons Richard Matt and David Sweat escaped the Clinton Correctional Facility in northern New York on June 6, 2015 and were on the run for three weeks. Matt was shot and killed, while Sweat was captured. Politico New York's Keshia Clukey joins us to revisit her time covering the story and gives new details about the escape and what may be in the expected inspector general's report.

06/02/2016 | Rating NR

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