he a been depressed for some time, announced to correction officers at fishkill correctional facilityas going home, had packed his bags, and headed for the exit. at some point, got into a correctionon with officers that led to him being handcuffed. and according to about 20 inmate accounts that we have, was beaten, possibly dragged or thrown down the stairs, and ultimately ended up dying. as you mentioned, correction officers called paramedics and told them he was possibly having an overdose from synthetic marijuana called k2. the autopsy report found there was none of that or any other illicit drugs in his system. now, we are waiting for any further moves in the investigation. the state police, which is investigating, said it would turn over its findings to the local da shortly. it will go from there. amy: how did you learn of this story? >> we received a check about the death of two days after it occurred from one of our sources -- actually at rikers island, who at connections at fishkill. we dug and dug and eventually hooked up with a law firm representing his family, which was abl

i'm standing just yards away from clinton correctional facility were inmates richard matt and david sweat broke out of. it's the first escape from this facility since it opened in the late 1800s. that story was a story almost too twisted to believe, involving manipulation and sex. before the sun even began to rise over the small town of dannemora, new york, they were gone. an escape plan worthy of a screenplay carried out by two very dangerous men. >> on a skain scale of one to ten, they are a ten, dangerous wild animal. >> prisoners richard matt and david sweat had adjoining cells here at clinton correctal facility. the two were last seen friday night, june 5th, around 10:30 p.m. during what's called a standing count where both matt and sweat showed themselves standing inside their cells. but just hours later, a shocking discovery that would leave prison guards shaking their heads, law enforcement on high alert, and this small upstate new york community terrified. >> this was a very elaborate plan, but we are only at the very preliminary stages of determining exactly what happened. >> wh

. >> in southern alabama, the holman correctional facility houses some of the state's most dangerousnals. over the years, holman developed a reputation for inmate stabbings, and ambulances were often seen coming to and from the prison. but in recent years, the number of serious incidents has been reduced, partly because of strict policy changes and the supervision of a new warden. the farmland outside atmore, alabama, looks much as it did in 1969. that was the year the holman correctional facility, one of alabama's maximum security prisons, opened its gates. all of alabama's executions are carried out here. the prison was originally built to house 540 inmates. today, that population is nearly doubled, and most inmates, including serious felons, live in one of five open dormitories. >> i've been locked up 12 years, and it's not getting any better around here. instead, they try to pile us in and pile us in more and more. >> at holman, 630 beds are dedicated to general population. 200 accommodate inmates in administrative segregation, and 172 are set aside for death row inmates. >> you

i never get caught, ten years. >> when we visited the holman correctional facility in alabama, producers keith mason, who also assumes a female persona. >> what's your first name again? >> keith. but they call me precious. what makes me a girl, first of all is this, again, this is my choice. so it's nothing that i was forced into like, i walked in the door and they slapped me down and say, you're going to be my bitch. it wasn't like that. you know, when i came in, came in -- the first day i got here i went and arched my eyebrows, i did what i did. and i let the cap know, boom, i'm gay. >> having already served an earlier sentence for aggravated assault, precious was doing life on a robbery conviction. and when we met him, he was living in a state of domestic partnership with fellow inmate marquis nobles. >> i'm the wife, he's the man. i got on my band and his. that's mine, that's his. got that right here. >> this is my partner. this is my friend. this is, you know, the person that gives me strength. you know, like i say, i don't have family or anything. this is the person that helps me o

. >> in and out of correctional facilities since the age of 14, slagle was serving time for robbery and assault when we met him. >> i got some criminal tendencies, okay? i robbed and i fought with a guy in here. ain't in here for nothing, you know? i've been in quite a bit of trouble here or i would have been out a long time ago. >> i'm the shift commander. i need to have you uncover your window. are you going to cooperate or do you want us to come and get you out of your cell? slagle? no response. >> in one of his more memorable acts of defiance, slagle served as a ring leader when he and seven other inmates covered up their cell windows, a major infraction of prison security rules. >> we'll have to come in and get you. is that what you want? no response. >> this is captain cruz. i'm shift commander tonight on swing shift i'm going to ask you to uncover your window. >> no. >> are you refusing? >> yes. >> do you understand that i'll send a team in to bring you out of your cell? >> yes. >> unable to get slagle and others to uncover their windows, captain cruz summons the emergency respon

prisoners at the curran fromhold correctional facility are busy making a special gift for the pope.or the past few weeks the inmates have been building a commemorative chair which they'll present to pope francis when he visits the correctional facility. today we got a look at their progress. they were busy standee sanding and refinishing the 6-foot wooden chair. the chair highlights the prison's philadelphia core program which provides vocational training. about 100 inmates will be selected to attend the pope's visit on september 22nd. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight a construction project decades in the making is now under way in atlantic city. we'll show you how it's expected to transform the struggling city at the shore. >>> chip kelly s isn't happy about the nfl'sy response to this hit on eagles quarterback sam bradford. ducis rodgers has that story. >> and we're tracking a broken line of downpours and a couple of thunderstorms moving in from the west but this will bring a big change starting tomorrow. i'll have all the details coming up in accuweather. >> those stories a

. >>> offenders at pendleton juvenile correction facility serve six months to years behind bars.harles taylor has been locked up for a year. >> i started selling drugs. started selling drugs hard. and the only way i could eat was rob somebody. so i'd go around robbing people, selling cocaine, marijuana, x pills. just trying to live life. that's what i thought it was. >> drugs weren't taylor's only problem. he's also a former gangster disciple member. inside pendleton he's in one of the riskiest programs. the gang unit. >> on the streets we was taught to smash on sight. beat them up and take what they got. we was taught to hate them. most people want things that they ain't never had before. and they believe money can get you anything. it ain't about bringing you happiness. it's about you want to be on a higher level than the average person. you want to be somebody that you're not made to be. >> education is the key. whether it's getting your g.e.d. or going to college. the biggest factor that's going to tell whether you come back to prison or not is education. >> director eric cou

pope francis will receive it when he visits the curran-fromhold correctional facility next month.ll take few mr. weeks to put the finishing touches oh and that chair. >>> fox 29's steve keeley went inside the city's largest prison to see what the pope's visit could mean. you can watch that story on myfoxphilly.com. >>> two women and a man accused of robbing people in a crowded parking lot. then heading in to costco to shop. the two items they bought before slipping away has police pulled up. >>> and -- >>> we made it ya'll. look at us. we ready to get on the train. >> a woman's book club kicked off a train in wine country. why police were actually waiting for them as that train pulled up. >>> plus the empire star breathing a huge sigh of relief tonight watch a judge j ♪ >>> hole in a building in queens new york shows the impact of a bus earlier today. look at that there. the driver swerved to avoid hitting a car. you can see from skyfox really not part of that building just clean off. authorities say six people were hurt when the resorts world casino bus crashed right around 3:00

the name of the institutional is correctional facility and if the implication is that you are -- that you are learning to do something better, that requires education. >> tonya oltman was one of the first students to ever take the class while serving an 8 1/2 year sentence. >> but i know when i started the life program i started to have that little glimmer of hope that i don't have to be that person with the mark. >> in the four years since we reported on mercy corps, the life program has expanded to the washington prison for women in gig harbor. it just graduated its 11th class. it has reduced the recidivism rate of its students by 40%. they've got the skills to turn their life around. >> i refuse to come in and leave the same way i came in. that was my theme. i knew underneath everything else there was a bigger person than what i portrayed myself to be. >> i think i've been most impressed by the women's desire to change and start a new life. consequently it looks like we're doing a real good service by trying to give them a way to reach out. >> this is real. this is real. i feel lik

also with us, jeff dumos, a former sergeant at clinton correctional facility.ric, you heard what miguel was laying out. you have inmates who are claiming they were not only abused, they were placed in son teary confinement. "the new york times" reports that one inmate said guards put a plastic bag over his head. do you believe it? >> from what i have seen in my experiences, i don't think it's too far from the truth. i do believe that these things do happen. now that clinton is in the spotlight and that people are beginning to speak out, the world is listening, because they want to know what goes on insides these places. >> did you ever see any retaliation like this yourself? >> i have seen many, many forms of retaliation, but i have never seen them put a plastic bag over anybody's head or use anything to choke them out, a windbreaker. i did see them check people out with their arms, their hands. they beat them up. they sent them to their cell, put them in solitary confinement because they want wounds to heal before they release them into the population. >> it's

correctional officers take great pride in keeping a facility secure. an inmate escapes they take it very personally. and over the years we featured some amazing prison escape stories. >> we found the site of one of america's most infamous prison breaks hidden deep in the mountains of eastern tennessee. ironically the brushy mountain correctional complex is considered one of america's most isolated and escape-proof prisons. >> when you came up the road, you probably noticed how it sits back in the hollow, you know? you got the bluff on one side and it's surrounded by mountains the last stop because the road ends at brushy mountain. and there's -- there's nowhere else to go. >> but that didn't stop the prison's most notorious inmate from attempting to escape. in 1977, nine years after he killed civil rights leader martin luther king jr., james earl ray went over the wall. during our shoot at brushy mountain, we met an inmate who was not only there, but tried to talk ray out of it. >> i told him, i said, james, you've got no pickup, no car, i said as soon

they will present him with the chair when he visit curran-fromhold correctional facility september 27th. >> normally when you deal with prisons you don't want to get to chair but in this case, i guess it is a good thing, right? yeah. >>> what doctors are saying about the condition of indy car driver, justin wilson, did you see that after his crash, after, and, at the poconos race way. camera captures a scary moment when justin wilson gets critically hit, during a race. >> and he is gone. >> that is a hard hit right there. >> my goodness. >> the indy car driver, is in critical condition, and in a comb, after being hit in the head by the flying nose cone of the car in front of him after the crash, yesterday afternoon at pocono race way. wilson's car veered left and ran in the inside wall there. a chopper air lifted him from the track and flew him to the hospital in allentown. wilson is 37 years old and a native of sheffield, england, over here, for the indy car race in the pocono. >> just to see that, flying up in the air and land. >> right on his head because your head is exposed in indy

similar stories. >> 60 different complaints against the corrections officers at the clinton correctional facilityhey say these corrections officers unleashed their frustration after richard matt and david sweat escaped, physically abusing them. they tell the "new york times" among several claims they were physically abused, some placed in solitary confinement for weeks at a time. stripped of their privileged, some claiming their cells were ransacked and property damaged and destroyed, also some claim they were transferred without due process to other facilities and the incent area claim some were beaten during interrogations to find out more information about the escaped richard matt and david sweat. here's what one of them describes to the "new york times" during those interrogations. he says "an officer jumps and grabs me by my throat, lifts me out of my chair, slams my head into the pipe along the wall, then he starts punching me in the face. one officer pointed to a plastic bag pointing on pipes and he said you know what waterboarding is?" that was from from patrick alexander kept in the hono

every intention of attempting to deliver those what we found mounted in the vehicle in the correctional facility. >> police say this is the first case in maryland where a drone has been suspect in the contraband delivery plot, one inmate who was found with the stuff and their cell, is leading investigators to determine if a previous drone flight was successful. >> don't they have watch towers that are supposed to watch things like that. i guess they are looking in the ground. >> if you dit at night it would be hard to see one of those things. >> a assume they would be in their cells at night, landed it, and leave it there. >> land it, release it, i guess. >> this sound like a new episode for orange is the new block. >> great idea good if you really want to spend time in prison, how about trying this instead. >> how you can have audition to be part of the eastern state terror behind the walls. >> all right. don't cry. >> okay. >>> lets take a look at last nights lottery numbers. >>> the eagles back at practice yesterday, getting ready for saturdayes game at green bay. eagles signed one of their c

. >>> this morning, more than 60 inmates at the correctional facility in new york have filed report claiming abuse. new york's department of corrections say the allegations community supervision say the allegations have been under investigation for weeks and have been referred to the inspector general. they say quote, any findings of misconduct or abuse will be punished to the full extent of the law. >>> well, kim kardashian may be in hot water with the fda. the federal agency warned the drug company that kardashian's instagram promotion of the drug is false and misleading. she stated it hah been tested and no risk to the baby. it presents efficacy claims but failed to communicate any risk informing. now, kim kardashian was paid by the drug company for the post which garnered over 450,000 likes. and the fda wants corrections made on her instagram account. >>> strong storms tore through east texas tuesday. high winds blew over small planes. the estimated damage between 300 and $500,000. a large sink hole nearly swallowed up a pickup truck in central falls, rhode island. the driver was still i

it's also home to the spring creek correctional facility, alaska's only maximum security prison. it's here that we encounter carl able, one of the most memorable kirlts ever profiled on -- killers ever profiled on "lockup." it didn't take long for him to make clear his opinions of some of his fellow inmates. >> all these inmates can say whatever they want to say. they're punks. and the people that are in control know they're punk. >> able first dime spring creek in 2003 after he was convicted of murdering a co-worker. >> i caved his head in. caved it in totally. like the biggest fragment of bone they found was the size of a half dollar. i probably got a little out of hand later on. i kept on hanging out and beating on him some more. there was -- but issed in the gory stuff? well, i -- yeah. i was interested in how the decomposition was being. it was pretty interesting, but it was kind of twisted there. >> the raw interview footage reveals perhaps the most grisly aspect of of the crime. >> so your whole sense is what now? tell me. >> 70 years. i got six months, too, for cruelty to

david sweat and richard matt escaped from the clinton correctional facility if june. has the story. >> reporter: two state investigators armed with supplies and two gopro cameras showing us how inmates david sweat and richard matt shimmied and snaked their way to freedom. the video, given to us by an official source, is about 20 minutes long, as long as it takes for these investigators to wind their way through the belly of clinton correctional facility, just like the escapees did in june. >> coming to the end of e block. >> reporter: we're not showing the investigators' faces but their point of view is eye opening. they begin at the spot where matt and sweat cut holes in their cells. then follow the same six-story high cat walk before jumping down to take on an elaborate made of pipes and the prison's tunnel system. >> approaching the first significantly tight squeeze, the end of b-block leading into the c-block area. >> reporter: about halfway through the tape -- >> apparently nine, almost ten minutes in. >> reporter: our first glimpse of the hole that takes them fr

. >>> and inmates at the curran-fromhold correctional facility are getting ready to present a gift to pope francis. they work on this gorgeous wooden chair carved from solid block of walnut. pope francis will visit when he visits the philadelphia's prison next month. >>> chinese stocks plunge for a second day. >> now we will wait and see effects on wall street. the shanghai composite index full a as the japan index. china's bench mark suffered the biggest mark in eight years. they cut its losses. the white house maintains that the u.s. economy is strong, resilient and durable. >>> 4:11. there is a new high tech threat coming to prisons and it is coming from the the high skies. what maryland prison guard were able to do before drugs and guns got inside. >>> and a dispute turns deadly for one father and son, how one witness described a stabbing inside a crowded restaurant. >>> lots of birthdays, i want to wish happy birthday to the lovely people here, sean connry is 85. former talk show and game show host regis philbin is 84. >> he is still out of control. >> and billy ray cyrus, miley'

located in the deep south, holman correctional facility where most are serving life sentences. we spent most of the time inside where the prisoners have nothing but time and nothing to lose. this is "lockup: holman extended stay." >>> holman is more than 170 men who have been sentenced to death and are awaiting execution. >> my role is the execution. >> roughly 360 more are serving life sentences without the possibility of parole. >> but there are times when i wake up and think about dying in prison. and that's a bitter pill to swallow. >> all are living with the inevitable. >> i watched a lot of people die here, you know. at holman, nobody leaves. >> but their only chance of getting out of prison will be inside a coffin. for inmates serving lengthy sentences, one day merges into the next, weeks into months, months into years. and a lifetime slips away. the challenge for these men is to find meaning in their lives and not surrender to hopelessness and despair. ♪ baby butterfly ♪ while your hands are dying ♪ and you spread your wings before it's time ♪ ♪ baby butterfly ♪ to surv

>> located in the deep south, holman correctional facility where most are serving life sentences. we spent months documenting life on the inside where the prisoners have nothing but time and nothing to lose. this is "lockup: holman extended stay." ♪ ♪ for the officers and staff working at holman, the biggest challenge is dealing with difficult inmates. >> you ain't got no business [ bleep ] with my -- >> two days ago, he took my mail and throw it -- >> that's the part of it. [ bleep ]. i don't have any problem. ask any officer that walked by here. i don't know [ bleep ] with nobody. >> and with a steady decline in staff, the pressure is on the new recruits. >> if i fail, i don't want to think about failing because it's not an option for me. i'm going to pass. i feel like if i did fail, i'm letting a lot of people down. not just myself. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome to the gates of hell. >> they need to make sure they charge him double for an arm knand, okay? hey, and then whoever that armband belonged to, he need to get charged, too. >> in roughly four months of shooting inside holman, warden g

when we visited indiana's wabash valley correctional facility, officers in the security housing unitere dealing with the latest in a string of violent incidents involving convicted burglar douglas mccombs. >> since he's been inside the shu he was on strip cell. when you see the offender come out of his cell and all he's wearing is niz underwear, at that time he is on strip cell. i think it was for resisting staff or trying staff before. we've had trouble with about every range we've put him on so far. >> i can't get along with people too much. especially when they're evil. >> one of the people mccombs claims was evil, officer sachtjen. >> an average day in the shu can be pretty mundane. you have rec and showers to do, chow to serve, sick call. some days like today do get a little more exciting. we had an offender who became belligerent in the shower. >> the offender was mccombs. who told us he had good reason to be upset. >> they tried to get me to take a shower but they don't have no soap or nothing. and i said, well, ma'am, i just came from the other side. it was nasty where i come

as we know he was in an honor block in clinton correctional facility up through june 5th, 2015, and inhe early morning hours of june 6, 2015, it was discovered that he and richard matt had escaped from the facility. so he would be subject to those conditions that the department of corrections would establish and set on him which would be special housing. he's currently i believe in special housing now limited to 23 hours a day in his cellblock with a one-hour time period out of it, his immediate cellblock. >> can you tell us what happened in the judge's chambers, and in the courtroom you looked over at him a couple times, you finally got your man. what did you see when you looked over at him? >> let me address the second part. and it's not a situation of, you know, getting my man because i prosecute people that commit crimes in this county as i said earlier, and that's what i was elected to do and i will continue to do that. yes, actually jay cook is the person who got my man. and he is the person who needs to be credited for that, the incredible work that each and every law enforcemen

. >>> this morning, more than 60 inmates at clinton correctional facility in new york filed complaints over alleged abuse. they say guards choked, slammed them in the prison. new york department of corrections and community supervision says the allegations have been under investigations for weeks and referred to inspector general. they say any finding of abuse will be punished to full extent of the law. >>> kim kardashian may be in hot water with the fda. the federal agency warned the drug she posted is wrong. the fda says it fails to communicate risk information. now, kim kardashian was paid by the drug company for that post which garner eed 450,000 likes. fda wants the correction on kardashian's account which has 42 million followers. >>> let's get down to business with landon dowdy. >> good morning betty. the market could be headed for losses following china's surprise move to reduce currency. it's sparking worries they may be many worse shape than previously thought. stocks have big exposure in china following apple and young brands, kfc. >>> trucks from mexico to ohio. ford is in

. >>> new information tonight on the hunt for two escaped murderers from the clinton correctional facility in june. payroll records from the controller show it cost more than a million dollars a day sweat and richard matt. over time costs alone for state troopers and corrections officers were $22 million higher than last year. more than 1100 officers took part in the search. matt was shot dead and sweat waswoundedaddrecaptured. >>> forthefirst forthefirsttimein54yearsthe u.s. was reopened at u.s. embassy in cuba. hundreds of americans were on hand as the star-spangled banner played during the ceremony. secretary of state john kerry is the first u.s. diplomat to visit cuba in 70 years. three marines who took part in fact flag lowering in 1961 took part in today's flag raising. >>> new york senator charles schumer has launched a statewide internet lottery for a single ticket to see pope francis address congress. would you have to go to the senator's website to apply. he will be the first pope to 24. schumer is also offering 100 pairs of tickets to new nation's capital. the drawing will be he

sweat escaped june 6 from the correctional facility with fellow inmate, richard matt who was shot dead and caught two days later. >>> it is $1 million for bond for officer wesley kagel. the 14-year vet charged with first and second-degree attempted murder. after shooting a burglary suspect in the groin at close range. he was put on routine administrative leave and then suspended following that incident happening back in december of 2014. >>> you can hear the music as you know what that means, it is football night here in dc, the redskins second game. weather permitting. >> it could get a little more interesting out there, even before the game would get started as the team hosts the detroit lions at fedex field. using land rover with a preview. >>> and a 7:30 kickoff here at fedex field, going through their final warmups here. and that they will kick it off in just a second, one of the first to get off the bus and then they would go out on to the field to check it out, taken at the tarp of the sign. and what they want to accomplish and pre-season game two. >> and it is a very tough defe

. >> it's a sad reality that this has come to be, to anyone that is thinking that a correctional facility is the proper place for mental health treatment. let's consider where we'd - whether we'd want our family member to receive mental health services. i don't think any would say cook county gaol would be the place. >> for some, like yourself et, it's a wake up call. >> if i didn't have the programme, i would be facing time. i've never been to the penitentiary in my life. this is the longest i've been in custody. it woke me up. i will not be so lucky the next time. maybe the penitentiary, probably dead somewhere. i don't want that. i don't want that for myself or do that to my family. >> a few weeks later we caught up with yourself et. she is adjusting well to life on the outside. how do you make sure that you don't fall into the same traps. trying to be with a lot of families. >> how are you feeling. i feel messed up. >> the recovery with the help of cook county. as long as she lives within the minutes. >> wants to come here. you can take a seat. >> how are you doing. >> i'm okay. in is

they escaped from the clinton correctional facility in june.ow they did it, up close. randy indicate reports. >> using a flashlight so we can get decent camera footage. >> reporter: two state investigators armed with supplies and two go pro cameras showing us just how inmates david sweat and richard matt shimmied and naked their way to freedom. the video given to us by an official source is about 20 minutes long, as long as it takes for these investigators to wine their way through the belly of clinton correctional facility, just like the escapees did back in june. >> coming to the end of a block. >> reporter: we are not showing the investigators' faces but their point of view is eye opening. they begin at the very spot where matt and swed cut holes in their cells, then follow the same six story high catwalk before jumping down to take on an elaborate maze of pipes and the prison's tunnel system. >> approaching the first significantly tight squeeze. the end of b block leading into the c block area. >> reporter: about halfway through the tape. >

they escaped from clinton correctional facility in june. now we are seeing how they did it.ports. >> reporter: two state investigators armed with supplies and two go-pro cameras showing us just how inmates david sweat and richard matt shimmied and snaked their way to freedom. the video given to us by an official source is about 20 minutes long. as long as it takes for the investigators to wind their way through the belly of clinton correctional facility. just like the escapees did back in june. we're not showing the investigators' faces but their point of view is eye opening. they begin at the very spot where matt and sweat cut holes in their cells. then follow the same six-story high catwalk before jumping down to take on an amazing maze of pipes and the prison tunnel system. >> reporter: about halfway through the tape -- our first glimpse of the hole that take them from one prison building to the next. investigators squeeze themselves through it to reach the other side. they push forward. retracing the prisoners' steps and just look them, dealing with unbearable heat. at 1

two-thirds of correctional facilities do not offer college courses. programs do exist, many are like baz's: very small. today, of the 1.6 million men and women in prison, only about 35,000 are taking college courses. >> and it could also be as far as his mentality, his morals and principles, the fact that he's a general within the army. >> reporter: for many, this is their first college class. >> i never, actually, had the opportunity to take college. i consider myself a good student-- always did. >> reporter: but it's not their first time in prison. >> i went out and committed a crime and came back. >> reporter: will terry's experience is typical. 55% of prisoners end up back behind bars within five years of their release. >> and the doubt came from somebody else. >> reporter: the program gives prisoners the opportunity to develop new identities-- as students. >> i've been out of school for a very long time, so becoming a student again is-- it has really been quite a ride, but i enjoy it. i like the challenge. it gives you a self worth that is unspea

it's also home to the spring creek correctional facility, alaska's only maximum security prison.t's here that we encountered carl abel, one of the most memorable killers ever profiled on "lockup." it didn't take long for him to make clear his opinions of some of his fellow inmates. >> all of these inmates can say what they want to say. they're punks. people in control know they're punks. abul first came to spring creek in 2003, after he was convicted of murdering a co-worker. >> i caved his head in. caved it in totally. i think the biggest fragment of bone they found was a size of a half dollar. i probably got out of hand later on. i kept hanging out and beating on him some more. there was -- it was -- are you really interested in the gory stuff? i was interested in how the decomposition would be. it was pretty interesting, but it was kind of twisted there. >> the raw interview footage goes on to reveal perhaps the most grisly aspect of abuhl's crime. >> your sentence is what? >> 70 years. i got six months, too, for cruelty to animals. >> for what? >> cruelty to animals. >> what

sweat and richard matt escaped from the clinton correctional facility on june 6th. officers shot and killed matt three days later. and 35-year-old sweat is already serving life without awe parole for the killing of a life without parole -- without parole for the killing of a sheriff's deputy. >>> a woman was seriously burned. we are live in long island city this noon with more. >> reporter: about 6:00 last night, a woman who works across the street came out to get in her car and somebody yelled at her and that individual threw some is sort of chemical liquid into her face. she now has third degree facial burns. the suspect fled. the woman works across the street for the challenged. the people who run the place are not talking. but people who work around the area are alarmed. >> that is some sick stuff. but that almost sounds like maybe targeted. >> reporter: now the woman has told police she does not know her attacker. the attacker is described as a black male in mid-30s, medium build with dark shirt and shorts. the victim is listed in stable condition with third de

very strong allegations against these corrections officers at the clinton correctional facility.imes" that these officers unleashed their frustrations regarding the escape of richard matt and david sweat, they told "the new york times" they were physically abused, some placed in solitary con fimt for weeks, many stripped of privileges with their cells being ransacked. some were transferred to other facilities without due process. and the claim that they were beaten during interrogations to try to get more information about the escape of richard matt and david sweat. one inmate telling "the new york times" his account of what happened writing, quote, an officer jumps and grabs me by my throat, lifts me out of my chair, slams my head into a pipe along the wall. then he starts punching me in the face. one officer pointed to a plastic bag hanging on some pipes and said, you know what waterboarding is. that's from patrick alexander, an inmate who was kept in a cell not far from richard matt and david sweat on the honor block. the new york department of corrections says they will fully

officers led the 23-day manhunt f>> richard matt and david swea t the men escaped from clinton correctional facility in dannemora on june 6th. >>> new tonight, the oldest active commissioned warship has a new commander, and he's a local. commander robert nginee owesa of new rochelle took the helms during a special ceremony today in boston. he's now the 74th commander of the ship. he's supported nato operations duging the kosovo campan nd provided radar coverage to washington, d.c., and new york city during the 9/11 attacks. the ship was commissioned way back in 1797, and now sits in a dry dock for restoration, but does remain open to the public. how cool is that? >> just saw it in the springtime. it is a beauty. >>> tomorrow you can help us clear the shelters. nbc 4 is teaming up with local animal shelters to find loving homes for as many pets as possible. >> yeah, and our own janice huff is at animal care centers of nyc in east harlem, having fun with those cats, janice. >> they're everywhere. cats all over the place. and there are dogs here and and rabbits. i had no idea you could adopt a rabbit.

it will be presented as a gift to the pontiff from the correctional facility. it was designed by the philadelphia prison system staff and inmates. they carved it out of a solid block of walnut. >> it's a mind changer. actually, being incarcerated opens up your mind. i never thought i would be building the pope's chair. >> they're hoping to meet the pope when he visits and see him in their chair. >>> the city unveils something to get ready for the pope's arrival. it's the papal visit playbook. there are what to expect, how to prepare if attended and resources. to check it out, download the nbc 10 news app. within that app, you'll find detailed information on security changes and the pope's itinerary, including where you can see pope francis. >>> from the pope to pandemon m pandemonium. that's right. how about that for a transition? >> you love it? celebrating the birth of twin giant panda cups at the national zoo. those are some squeals from the baby pandas. right now, there's daddy drama, too, surrounding their birth. mom was artificially inseminated by two dif

they broke free from the clinton correctional facility, matt shot and killed, sweat caught and two days after that. >> to stop wild fires from spreading, we'll talk to residents forced to flea the flames. >>> stars turn out for the team choice awards. there was emotional moment on stage, with one of the winners. we'll show you coming up next. >>> a look at today as headlines, eagles fans, gave tim tebow a warm welcome. he ran for touchdown, birds beat the colts 36 to ten, in their pre-season debut, nicely done. philadelphia police are investigating tip he will sheeting in olney. all of those victims we're told are in stable condition. fifty-four people were a boards this plane whether it crashed in ruddle area in eastern province, no word right now on any signs of life. >> well, wild fires threaten homes in idaho, washington, california, and oregon this morning, flames scorching dry brush, acre after acre. andrew spencer with the latest as record high temperatures making it difficult to crews trying to contain those flames. >> picking through the return, former homeowners try to salvage

richard matt escaped from the clinton correctional facility on june 6th. police shot and killed matt on june 26th. eat was rewounded and captwred two days later ending a 23-day manhunt. >>> wi a smile and amazing spirit, former president jimmy carter spoke about a cancer diagnosis he recently re aled. he has melanoma in his liver and brain. the 0 90-year-old said he will undergo treatment and count his many blessings. >> wearing blue jeans and his signature smile he spoke about the most dangerous form of ski cancer that has spread to his liver and brain. >> i thought i just had a few weeks left, but i was surprisingly at ease. >> reporter: cartser getting two forms of therapy. one is a relatively new drug given by iv and does not attack the body like chemotherapy does. helps the immune system fight the cancer. >> cancer has a way of masking itself from our immune system. this drug is it designed to unmask it. >> reporter: target four cancerous spots on his brain, spots th are smaller that the tip of a ball point pen. tside experts say this course of treatm

sweat and fellow killer richard matt escaped from the clinton correctional facility on june 6, and police shot and killed on june 26th. >>> police are searching for a gunman who fired into a crowd outside a boys and girls club that killed three people. witnesses say a car drove by the crowd and at least one person inside began firing shots. four others were hurt. police do not believe the shooting was related to the game. >>>? connecticut, police are searching the bridgeport home of a man whose parents have been missing for more than two weeks and a source close to the investigation says kyle navin is a person of interest in his parents' disappearance. jeffrey and jeanette navin disappeared on august 4th. shortly after they lost an appeal in a $2 million foreclosure case. family members say there's no indication that the couple's debt played a role in their disappearance. >>> in today's money report, another big drop on wall street, and the maker of that few female libido pill is being sold. >> mary thompson joins us with more from cnbc global head headquarters headquarters. >> as shiba m

he'll visit prisoners and staff at a correctional facility and the ben franklin parkway where he'll celebratert museum. his first stop upon arrival in philadelphia is the cathedral basilica of saints peter & paul. for security reasons, the specific route is not released. if you're flying out of philadelphia international, it might be wise not only to leave early but have a couple alter mat rou nate routes. >> it's important for the people of the use. >> yes, it is, especially here in philadelphia. >> others not so much. >> i think we have other things to worry about than the pope. sorry, pope. >> reporter: in center city, vai sikahema, nbc 10. >> and cuban leaders are also getting ready to welcome the poem. president raul castro met with havana's archbishop to discuss the upcoming papal visit. francis is expected to celebrate mass and meet with castro during that visit. francis will be the third pope to visit cuba in the last 17 years. >>> a man nbc 10 met in the pope's homeland issic maing the trip to philadelphia for the papal visit. he's hoping to meet face to face with the pontiff himself

sneak peek of a gift that will be presented to pope francis when he visits the curran-fromhold correctional facility in hole, burg. this chair was carved from a*l solid block of walnut. >> beautiful. >> west chester university says students and staff do not have to worry about legionnaires' disease on friday the university found legionella bacteria in hot water systems in nine buildings on campus. the school says it has row meet 88ed the problem with such things as a super chlorination of the affected hot water syst system. university spokesperson says testing done afterred remediation showed no sign bacteria. >> the man charged in connection with disappearance of rosie o'donnell's teenaged daughter is facing more charges. prosecutors say 25-year-old steven shearer sent chelsea o'donnell a nude picture. she was 17 at the time. he was arrested friday night at his home. she was found at his home last week after she was last seen in new york a week earlier. he's now being held on the ocean county jail. >>> labor day is not too far away. >> that's right. >> cops are cracking down on impaired driving. >>

. >>> one of the more unique facilities ever profiled on "lockup" is the stark youth correctional facilityn southern california, referred to as wards rather than inmates, the young men incarcerated here were all convicted as juveniles for serious crimes. they transfer to stark when they turn 18. depending on their sentence will remain here until age 21 or 25. we met several wards convicted of murder. they ask that we not use their last names. >> when i was 12 years old, i killed some guy who tried to kill my brother. it was gang related. i retaliated and have been here ever since. >> you shot him? >> no, we beat him to death with tire irons and bumper jacks, mops, stuff like that. >> the guy walked through the gate. i drew down on him with a tech .22 and told him why he was selling dope over here. we told him not to sell dope in this particular area. he looked at me and tried to hit the gun out of my hand. he ran up the stairs, i fired. he got shot seven times. i killed him. me being 15, it excited me to shoot at somebody because it made other people look at me and say, see that guy, that'

he'll visit prisoners and staff at a correctional facility and the ben franklin parkway where he'll celebrateass at the art museum. his first stop upon arrival in philadelphia is the cathedral basilica of saints peter & paul. for security reasons, the vatican isn't releasing the specific route the pope is taking from the airport to center city. however, if you're playing out of philadelphia international saturday or sunday evening, the 26th and 27th, it might be wise not only to leave early but have a couple alternate routes. for some, they are thrilled that the pope is coming. >> it's important for the people of the use. >> yes, it is, especially here in philadelphia. >> others not so much. >> i think we have other things to worry about than the pope. sorry, pope. >> reporter: in center city, vai sikahema, nbc 10. >>> and a man we met in the pope's homeland is making the trip to philadelphia. >> he's hoping for a face-to-face meet with the pontiff. nbc 10 was the first local news operation to put reporters on the ground in argentina. patricio lynch took jim rosenfeld into one of of the areas

. >>> and prisoners at the curran fromhold correctional facility are busy making a one of a kind gift the pope. for the past few weeks the inmates have been building a commemorative chair which they'll present to pope francis when he visibility "action news" got a look at their progress. the inmates were busy sand and refinishing the chair. the chair highlights the prison's program which provides vocation training. about 100 inmates will be selected to the a tend pope francis' visit on september 27th. >>> and of course you can head to 6abc.com for details on the pope's visit as well as the city's so-called papal play book. there we also have jim gardner's reports from the pope's hometown of buenos aires argentina. >> still to come, the texas teen who is getting help from the cdc to fight a brain eating parasite. >> atlantic city has started work on a new tourism project that will -- that officials hope will have a positive impact on the city. karen. >> storm tracker6 live double scan showing we've got a couple of showers in a few areas that are really getting soaked here in south jers

willç present this chair to the holy father as a gift during his visit to the curran fromhold correctional facilityt philadelphia. the prison staff and inmates designed the chair and carved it out of a solid block of walnut. >> this is a mind changer. actually being incarcerated opens up your mind and i never thought i'd be building a pope's chair. >> those inmates are very excited about the pope's visit. they say they hope to get the chance to meet them when he visits them and they want to see him sitting in the chair they created. >>> the city of philadelphia unveiled a new tool to help prepare you for the pope's arrival. the papal playbook is you online. it launched yesterday. there are four different sections, including information about what to expect, how to prepare if you are attending the world meeting of families as well as information on how to access emergency services and other resources during that week in september, to check out the papal playbook, download the nbc 10 news app. it's all there for you. also with that app, you'll find detailed information on security changes and the pop

matt was shot nearly three weeks after escaping the clinton correctional facility with inmate david sweat. the medical examiner says matt's cause of death was severe skull fractures and brain injuries from shots to the head. david sweat now back in custody. >>> some of the dirtiest and flood-prone waterways in our area such as the bronx river are now on a new list making them eligible for millions of dollars in aid. this comes after a strong bipartisan push in albany signed into law today by governor cuomo. cbs 2's lou young live in scarsdale along the bronx river with exactly what's being done. lou. >> reporter: yeah, dana. you know, when we're next to the bronx river it's usually because we are flooding a couple of times a year. a change in status for this and five other waterways in our area opens the way to a new help from the federal government federal funds applied by the state to clean up and control the waterways. take a look. they stood under the big dam that holds back five billion gallons of water at the head of the bronx river announcing a change in status for 6 downstate wate

i'm told after that he will be taken to the bucks county correctional facility. those are the latest developments here live from langhorne i'm dann cuellar for channel six "action news". >> thanks, dann. >>> eastbound pennsylvania turnpike is finally back opened at this hour. that is after a horrendous ordeal for thousands of drivers today. police shut down the turnpike at the willow grove interchange after a tractor trailer filled with cardboard got in an accident with the nissan at 11:40 this morning. the driver suffered minor yours but the contents of the truck, caught fire. the police and fire fighters converged on the scene and spent thousands moving the vehicles contending with the smokey blaze, off loading the cardboard, hosing it down and getting the road ready for traffic. thousands of vehicles had to stay in place for hours, some actually ran out of fast. >>> sources tell "action news" tonight that investigators are examining a second car that may have been involved in last weeks triple fatal crash in northeast philadelphia. three young people were kill