You are right, but the one still on the loose killed a cop near where I live. I want him dead, too. I am following this closely.
Since it is personal to you, I’ll post my theory to you.
I learned from reports yesterday that there is construction in process at the prison and lots of noise. the construction noise masked the noise of cutting the perfectly square opening in the 1/4” thick steel escape pipe.
A guard much earlier accessed the utility corridor/catwalk and ran electrical cords into the cell(s) to permit cooking.
Conclusion:
There was widely available access to the utility corridor and the escape pipe. A skilled craftsman with a tape measure, square, and side grinder cut the near perfect opening in the 1/4” steel pipe. The skilled craftsman was not the escapees but someone paid to do the job.
The brains of the escape is still at large and as intended, heading toward Canada