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Prison officials could have been tipped off about the escape plans of the cold-blooded killers. richard matt sent a letter to his daughter before the breakout saying he would see her on the outside. this led police to end up shooting and killing richard matt. jean casarez live outside the clinton facility. good morning, jean. >> reporter: that letter was received by his daughter on june 9th after the escape. but it was written and sent before the escape. a law enforcement source went to the buffalo news. when she got the letter she went to authorities. we want to show important quotes. one is ...

He doesn't stand out because of his crime. we have other individuals that killed ten, 15 people. we have individuals that have dismembered a body and carried around a head in a bowling ball bag for a week. you can't weigh that. he did have good behavior more than six months and he was allowed on the honor block. again, what he writes to family or friends, if it is found by them before the attempt, that would have been great. but, the timing wasn't good for us. >> let's talk about the changes taking place at clinton correctional. some of the new security regulations. weekly cell wall inspection...

So did richard matt reveal his plans to break out of prison before he emerged from a manhole in up state new york? the buffalo news reports matt sent a letter to his daughter before he broke out, see you on the outside. did prison officials miss another opportunity to uncover this prison break? jeff dumas is with us. he worked at clinton correctional facility. let me read part of the letter. this is to his daughter i always promised you i would see you on the outside. he went on to say, i'm a man of my word. what was the process at clinton correctional? were the letters read or screened? shoul...

And greece defaults on its debt missing 1.7 billion dollar loan payment. that is a lot. markets around the world are on edge this morning. what does this mean? you know what? we don't know. unchartered territory. we are live. welcome back to "early start." i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans. 30 minutes past the hour. new this morning. david sweat, captured prison escapee is recovering from two gunshots wound and condition upgraded now to fair. he is apparently spilling big time and revealing key details about how security broke down at clinton correctional facility in upstate new yor...

If he was dressed to be hidden there in the woods. he was a man who lived a very, very violent life and he came to a violent end. >> thank you, jason, for that. a stung shake-up in prison leadership. three top clinton correctional officials are now on paid leave, along with nine members of the security staff. we are also hearing from the brother of the sheriff's deputy murdered by david sweat. he is furious at all of the privileges that sweat had in the prison's honor block. >> we were told he would look at cells, the cell the whole time. and that is all he would ever do is look at a cell, l...