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>> from the day i stepped in here, i've been looking for a way out. >> all hell breaks loose when inmates jump the wall. >> that's your corner where james and doug and spider monkey and the others went over. heroes charge! ♪ ♪ (lightning strike) ♪
Inmate, told us how ray led a group of inmates over the wall using a makeshift ladder crafted from chains. they made their escape while a tower officer took an afternoon nap. okay, that's the corner where james and doug and spider mon key and the others went over. of course, the fence was not here at that time, it was just the mountain serving as the fourth wall of the penitentiary. >> after ray climbed over, six more inmates followed before an officer and another tower finally saw them and shot, striking the last escapee in the shoulder. >> the way it used to work here, when you hear the whis...