One of two inmates who pulled off a brazen escape from a New York state prison in 2015 hatched an elaborate plan to escape again. But instead of acting on it, David Sweat came up with a twist: He'd tell authorities all about it and get some extra privileges in exchange for his help exposing security weaknesses.
As the New York Timesreports, the odd plan didn't work, and Sweat ended up getting transferred to Attica from the Five Points Correctional Facility in Seneca County. Sweat, 37, gained fame a few years ago when he and Richard Matt broke out of the Clinton Correctional Facility and remained at large for three weeks. Matt was eventually shot and killed by authorities in the woods of upstate New York, while Sweat survived his own shooting and returned to prison.
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