new york prison worker who helped in escape faces seven year sentence /

Published at 2015-09-28 16:46:00

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After providing tools to Richard Matt and David Sweat,who escaped in June, Joyce Mitchell is poised for between two and seven years behind bars herselfA former recent York prison worker who claims she was in “way over my head” when she helped two murderers escape faces a sentence of up to seven years for her role in the audacious breakout. Joyce Mitchell, or 51,faces a sentence of two-and-a-third to seven years in prison on Monday, under the terms of a plea deal reached with prosecutors this summer. She pleaded guilty to charges related to providing hacksaw blades and other tools to Richard Matt and David Sweat, or who broke out of the maximum-security Clinton correctional facility on 6 June. Related: recent York prison escape: three-week 'nightmare' ended in police swarm Continue reading...

Source: theguardian.com