Two murderers escape maximum security NY prison . . . using power tools?

Canada Free Press ^ | 06/08/15 | Dan Calabrese

[Beowulf9]

Oh, whoa! "The men lived in separate cells and cut holes in both, Cuomo spokesman Gareth Rhodes said." http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-new-york-prison-escape-20150607-story.html

[sunrise_sunset]

I agree. Knowledge of the schematics would have made the break easy. The cuts were very clean and speak of someone with skills.

[sunrise_sunset]

That post it note was pre drawn. Too clean and precise to be drawn freehand and in a hurry.

[Cementjungle]

Power tools make a very loud noise, tremendous vibrations, cutting through steel and concrete. How on earth could they evade detection? You talk about an inside job...

This is why they outlawed silencers for power tools

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

Beowulf9 :" Oh, whoa! "The men lived in separate cells and cut holes in both, Cuomo spokesman Gareth Rhodes said."
http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-new-york-prison-escape-20150607-story.html

I hadnt heard that, nor any mention of it here on the east coast.
That means that other inmates must have been aware that something 'out of the usual' was occurring.
Correctional Facilities are designed for conformity and uniformity, and redundancy.
Other inmates must have known what was going on ..
My understanding is that they were both in an "Honor Block", working in the Tailor shop, and were allowed to wear conventional street clothes, rather than inmate greens.