France’s jail service mentioned Saturday it had launched an investigation after a person escaped by smuggling himself into his cellmate’s bag as he left jail, having served his sentence.
The 20-year-old prisoner escaped from Lyon-Corbas jail, close to Lyon, southeast France, on Friday, broadcaster BFMTV reported. His cellmate had accomplished his sentence and the escaped prisoner managed to cover in his laundry bag as he left jail, the outlet reported.
The inmate was serving a number of sentences, the jail service mentioned in a press release to AFP.
He “took advantage of the liberation of his fellow inmate to hide himself in his luggage and get out,” the assertion mentioned.
The escaped prisoner was additionally underneath investigation in a case linked to organized crime, a supply near the affair advised AFP.
An inner investigation is underway and Lyon prosecutors had opened their very own investigations, the jail service added.
Sébastien Cauwel, the director of the jail administration, advised BFMTV on Sunday that an “accumulation of errors” and “a series of serious malfunctions” led to the escape.
“This is an extremely rare event that we have never experienced in this administration,” he mentioned.
The jail of Lyon-Corbas is seen on February 20, 2019, in Corbas, France.
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Final month, the Lyon Bar Affiliation raised considerations about overcrowding on the Lyon-Corbas jail, the BBC reported.
As of Might 1, 2025, about 1,200 folks had been detained within the jail, which has capability for 678 inmates, BFMTV had reported.
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