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Fiona Leishman

Four inmates escaped troubled prison through a hole in roof before going on the run

Four inmates who escaped a Mississippi prison did so through a hold in the ceiling of a cell, with the sheriff saying they most likely "camped out" on the roof before each making their escape from the facility.

Of those four escaped inmates, two were found dead and two were recaptured by police. All four had escaped from the Raymond Detention Center near Jackson, Mississippi, on April 22.

Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said the facility was "completely locked down" after a shift supervisor noticed the head count was inaccurate at around 12.30am on Sunday morning, April 23. He explained that a "breach was later found in one of the cells", and "another breach was later discovered in the roof".

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