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TIL Steven Russell escaped from prison by using laxatives to fake AIDS, then called the prison posing as a doctor, asking for prisoners interested in an experimental treatment, and volunteered. (nowiknow.com)

submitted 1 year ago by MarcellusDrum@lemmy.ml to c/todayilearned@lemmy.ml

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Once out of Texas, he sent a death certificate to the prison stating he had died.

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[–] oktoberpaard@feddit.nl 9 points 1 year ago

Russell was tried for his unlawful escape, and this time, another 45 years were added to his sentence.

In my country the act of escaping from prison is not punishable (doing illegal things while escaping is). I’ve never realized that that’s not the case in all countries. Escaping is considered to be a natural act of pursuing freedom and it’s the task of the prison system to keep it from happening.