The real-life prison escape vs. movie escapes

The Washington Post
  • 9 years ago
Convicted murderers Richard Matt and David Sweat are the first to escape from the maximum security portion of the Clinton Correctional Facility in New York. Their breakout looks similar to prison escapes we’ve seen in the movies. Check out how this real-life escape mimicked the movie matches from films like "The Shawshank Redemption" to "Escape from Alcatraz."

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