A French inmate made a daring escape from a prison in Lyon by hiding in a laundry bag belonging to his newly-released cellmate, local media reports. Sébastien Cauwel, director of France’s prison administration, told BFMTV that the fugitive exploited his cellmate’s release and the vast overcrowding at Corbas prison, where he was serving multiple sentences, to slip out undetected. However, the fugitive’s freedom was short-lived, and Lyon’s prosecutor’s office announced on Monday that the prisoner had been re-arrested in Sathonay-Camp, a suburb of Lyon, at around 6:00 a.m. after being spotted leaving a nearby cellar. No injuries were reported, but his accomplice remains at large. The suspect now faces charges of organized escape and criminal conspiracy. Cauwel admitted the breakout resulted from an “accumulation of errors,” with an investigation underway. “This is an extremely rare event that we have never seen in this administration and which clearly shows a whole series of serious failures,” he said, noting that Corbas prison currently operates at 170 percent capacity, placing a severe strain on staff and security protocols.
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