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Prison. and the question now is was their alleged involvement in some of the criminal activity part of the reason for that freedom. anderson? >> do we know if either joyce mitchell or gene palmer are suspected of being involved in this heroin ring or other illegal activity? >> that's one of the big concerns here is that the fbi has already identified a couple of prison employees other than mitchell and palmer. so the committee question -- the suggestion here is that problems run much deeper than just those two people who have now been arrested and charged. anderson. we should say the new york ...

Into possible broader corruption at the clinton correctional facility including possible drug trafficking and other criminal behavior among prison employees and inmates. officials say some employees have told investigators about heroin use among prisoners and that employees may have played a role in the drug trade. louis ferrante said a heroin ring would not surprise him at all. >> i was in federal, state and county prisons, there's heroin use in every single prison. if feds want to tackle this they better get ready. joyce mitchell admitted to supplying hacksaw blades. she's pleaded not guilty...

>> i guess they could have stumbled upon it. i really wouldn't be surprised if they had some information about where to go. it was so far from the track that they must have used to get away from the prison that that was the power lines. there was no direct line from the power lines to the cabin. you know maybe they overheard something while they were in prison. that's what i was thinking. i think some of the local people in the area were also saying some theories like that. it would have been a long way to go. >> i appreciate your time. thank you very much. we should emphasize that authorities...

Scenario happening. >> she would have to fall flat. and she hasn't. >> exactly. >> see what happens. we will get final word from biden by august. thanks very much. that's it for me. thanks very much for watching. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." erin burnett "out front" starts right now. convicted killer david sweat speaking for the first time since he is captured revealing stunning new details about his three weeks on the run. what was the killer's true escape plan? more breaking news. the fbi launching a major investigation. were they part of a heroin ring inside the prison? n...

Lly tanks down down 353 points. we were just talking is this psychological? based on what's happening? i've got to say good-bye for now. "the lead" with jake tapper starts right now. \s. he was taken alive and he is talking. the national lead -- convicted cop killer and until yesterday feared fugitive david sweat now telling authorities how his plan to head south went south and why he ditched hi dead ex-conpartner, all of this while a prison guard faces the judge right now. plus breaks news into how this investigation has blown the lid open to all kinds of corruption at the facility includ...