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Prisoner captured one month after using bed sheets to rappel out of NYC hospital
The prisoner, identified as Yenchun Chen, was in Department of Corrections custody at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital in Gramercy when he escaped out a fifth-floor window and made his way down to the street, where he hailed a cab.
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Inmates at California women's prison sue federal government over sexual abuse
The lawsuit filed in Oakland by attorneys representing the inmates and the advocacy group California Coalition for Women Prisoners also names the current warden and 12 former and current guards.
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The search for inmate who escaped from a New York City hospital
Prisoner, Yenchun Chen, escaped the Department of Corrections custody while in Mount Sinai Beth Israel hospital. Melissa Colorado reporting.
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Prisoner escapes DOC custody from 5th floor of Manhattan hospital
A prisoner receiving medical treatment escaped from a New York City hospital by tying sheets together, rappelling from a fifth-floor window and hailing a taxi, police said.
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Escaped prisoner on the loose, used bed sheets to rappel from NYC hospital 5th floor
The prisoner, identified as Yenchun Chen, was in Department of Corrections custody at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital in Gramercy when he escaped out a fifth-floor window and made his way down to the street, where he hailed a cab.