If I can rely on some of the news reports, they didn’t escape through the power house. They escaped through the tunnel that went under the wall down about 3 short blocs toward the power house.
They went up through a manhole before they got to the powerhouse. They had to. The powerhouse has security and people working there at night.
The media make stuff up. They don’t know what they’re talking about. Can’t blame them I guess. They’re stuck in Dannemora and it’s definitely not glamorous.
Auburn was the same. Clinton, Auburn, Attica, etc., were basically the main employers in those areas. Back when I first started there, they told us rookies that the people of Auburn had the choice of either a prison, or becoming the capital of the State. They chose the prison. LOL!