February 21, 2008
CCA once again fails to properly notify authorities of escape
Sheriff: Jailers Waited Too Long With Inmate
A Tennessee sheriff says jailers in Nashville may have waited too long to take out a warrant for an escaped inmate who was initially believed to be hiding somewhere in the facility. Habitual escape artist Terrell Watson was being held on auto theft and probation violation charges when he disappeared from his cell Sunday. Officials initially believed he was hiding in the jail, but by Tuesday they said the he escaped through a ventilation system.Sheriff Daron Hall tells WSMV-TV the contractor that runs the jail, Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), didn't take a warrant until 48 hours after Watson vanished. Without a warrant, authorities didn't know to be looking for him…
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