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Violent life and he came to a violent end. >> thank you, jason, for that. a shake-up in prison leadership at least for the moment while the state inspector general investigates the escape. three top clinton correctional officials are on paid leave, along with nine members of the security staff. meanwhile, the brother of the sheriff's deputy who david sweat was in prison of killing is furious at all of the privileges sweat had on that prison's honor block. >> we were told that he would look in cells, the cell the whole time and that is all he would ever do is look at a cell look at walls and ...

Honor block. because he was probably giving them special privileges that he wasn't giving to the other inmates. that's a recipe for disaster. >> when we think of prison we think of wardens. the system here is a little different, but there is someone in charge at the end of the day, right? >> in new york the superintendent is the warden. it's just a different title. >> is that person in charge of just this facility or do they have regional supervision? >> the superintendent is in charge of the clinton correctional facility. and he reports directly to central office to the deputy commissioner fo...

Precisely synchronized their watches to meet at the exact time to get out of their cells to head out. >> it's surprising because all they have to do is plot and scheme. their days are spent brainstorming ideas on how to get out. >> the fact that perhaps they were doing this with full knowledge, having spent a lot of time there, that these guards around this honor block, which you're thinking was upstairs from you, was sleeping? >> that also would not surprise me especially in honor's block. you have to give them a little bit of leeway. it's been 130 years and this has never happened and the in...

You have inmates from all different blocks working there. considered a plum assignment. it wasn't just people from the honor block. david sweat was very well regarded within the tailor shop. he could move easily between the different floors. talking to different inmates. prisoners from different blocks. he had very big access. so when you talk about the culture of the prison you have those who were well regarded and you have those who wanted to sort of befriend those additional inmates. because there was a hierarchy within the prison. there was a sense of who had the juice to get things done. ...

Their escape plan. sweat told police they conducted a practice return the night before the escape. investigators also looking at whether guards on the honor block were sleeping during their shifts which would have allowed the escapees to easily leave their jail cells and prepare for their escape. meanwhile, three executives and nine security staff including prison superintendent steven rosset and his deputy have been put on administrative leave. cnn has obtained a graphic image that some viewers may find disturbing soon after matt's capture. showing he was shot in the top of the head. sweat sh...