PRISONER ESCAPES, RETURNS WITH FOOD, BOOZE

An inmate escaped from a federal prison in Texas but was caught when he returned with a stash of goods that included booze, tobacco and a large amount of home-cooked food. Joshua Hansen, 25, was caught last Wednesday returning to a federal prison in Beaumont. Hansen was just one of many inmates who had been escaping from the rear of the facility and crossing onto private land owned by a local rancher, picking up contraband and taking it back into the prison. Inside Hansen’s bag were three bottles of brandy, a bottle of whiskey, dozens of packages of tobacco, packaged snacks, fruit and a large amount of home-cooked food, including sausages, chicken, rice and vegetables. Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputy Marcus McLellan said that this case highlights a growing problem of contraband smuggled into the prison by inmates – who have walked off the facility “pretty much since Day 1” to pick up banned items and bring them back to their cells.
* Yes, I suppose that would be a problem if you ran a prison.
* Joshua’s 25? Who says millennials have no initiative?
* It’s good to know you run a prison that’s comfortable enough that the escaped inmates always come back.
* “Major likes – would stay again!”
* Have they tried locking the doors?
* Instead of a prison, just start calling it a “Rehabilitation Halfway House”.
* The best part of this is that he brought back fruit and vegetables. Michelle Obama’s nutrition initiative is paying off.