Inmates make 'Shawsank'-like escape from Brazilian prison

Inmates at a Brazilian jail have made a 'Shawshank Redemption'-like escape.

Inmates make 'Shawsank'-like escape from Brazilian prison
Tue, 05 Feb, 2013 - 18:09

Inmates at a Brazilian jail have made a 'Shawshank Redemption'-like escape.

The 27 prisoners fled their cells at Vicente Piragibe jail in Rio de Janeiro through the sewerage system in a similar way to how Tim Robbins' alter-ego Andy Dufresne gets out of prison in the 1994 drama movie, which also starred Morgan Freeman.

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