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Philly inmates escape: Prisons department denies union's claim of staff shortage amid manhunt, investigation

The Philadelphia Department of Prisons denied claims made by the local correctional officers' union that the escape of Ameen Hurst, 18, and Nasir Grant, 24, was connected to staffing shortages at the Holmesburg jail on Sunday night. The city claimed a document stating armed guards were not stationed at the perimeter of the facility was 'forged.' Last week, AFSCME Local 159 held a unanimous 'no confidence' vote in Prisons Commissioner Blanche Carney. ....

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