>> back, back. >> florida's santa rosa correctional institution is a maximum security prison housingany of state's most violent inmates. >> come here and cuff up! >> inmates considered a threat to security are housed in a special confinement unit called close management. >> basically, the worst of the worst offenders we have here at santa rosa, the staff here do an outstanding job here of maintaining that population. >> hands behind your back! >> depending on the severity of their violations, close management inmates are allowed a limited number of hours outside their cells per week. >> did you hear that? >> you play cards? >> when they let us out of cell, three, four times a week. i'm playing some spades. anything works for money. >> at santa rosa, a simple game of spades serves a purpose. the prison-issued playing cards are like nothing you will find on the street. >> these are the only cards they sell, dead people, homicides, missing people. that's all they sell. >> it's cold cases. they hope some of the inmates may see the cards and know something about the case where they can he

>>> it's location on the florida panhandle exposed the santa rosa correctional institution to tropical and thunderstorms with little warning. the climate between correctional staff and the 2,800 inmates here can be equally as turbulent. so the prison leaves little to chance. >> we're constantly adding more security procedures to assure that we are providing the best and safest environment for our staff, inmates and the general public. santa rosa is surrounded by two secure, 10-foot perimeter fence. it has razor wire on the internal and external fences. and we provide armed security, roving posts and stationary posts outside the secure perimeter. >> other forms of security utilize a much lower degree of technology. >> all ties inside the facility are clip-on ties. it's a security issue. if an inmate was to get a hold of your tie and start pulling on it, i mean, you've got a ready-made noose around your neck already. so, just for safety purposes, we use clip-on ties. >> lieutenant williams is a 17-year veteran of the florida department of corrections and has spent the past seven years at

>> sudden tropical gulf storms are nothing unusual at the santa rosa correctional institution, a maximum security prison located on the florida panhandle. >> but today, there's a downpour inside c dorm, and it has nothing to do with the weather. >> well, an inmate break the sprinkler head on the cell in, what was it, 12, 10, i believe. we'll shut off the water to the cell to minimize the damage. have the inmate submit to restraints, and then we'll deal with the issue from there. >> the water is flowing from the cell of inmate troy wagner, who is serving 20 years for aggravated assault and attempted sexual battery. wagner says he broke the sprinkler head by accident. it all stemmed from an incident earlier in the day. >> i was angry and mad and i had slung feces in the cell. when i get upset and angry, i end up doing things like that. >> like that? you've done that before? >> yes, ma'am. >> really? so, what does that gain you? how does that help? >> it don't. it don't help me at all. it just puts me in more worse and worse and worse spots. >> wagner had spread feces all around his cell, i

he escaped from the franklin county correctional institution this year after they received fraudulent release of the documents from the clerk of court. then the other inmate here, nick, who they just caught is joseph jenkins, 34, serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole as well. he was serving on a first degree murder conviction, again, escaping happening in orange county. he escaped from the franklin county correctional institution after the department received fraudulent papers. second degree murder charge, first degree murder charge, shouldn't say charge, convictions. they are out there on the loose. earlier, do we have the mother earlier, pleading with one of her sons? one of the mothers pleaded earlier for him to turn himself in. nick, let's listen. >> charles, is there anything too hard for god? god knows who you are. i know who you are. your family knows who you are. we want you to return home safely. >> that is charles walker's mother, nick, pleading with him to come out early. you have been speaking to family members of victims as well. it's important, also,

they escaped a florida prison, franklin correctional institution, and the manhunt is now 300 miles southn orlando. >> these are the most recent photos of joseph jenkins and charles walkr. they were taken just days after authorities say the convicted murderers used forged documents to get out of prison. they posed for pictures. after they got out they reported to the sheriff's department in orlando. they registered as required by law as felons. the sheriff says there's reason to believe the fugitives are still there.. >> certainly this is frustrating to all of us who work in the system. it's certainly frustrating to me as a law enforcement officer. these individuals murdered individuals in this community. we want to bring them back to justice. charles walkr and joseph jenkins have been serving life sentences about 3-00 miles away at the franklin correctional institution. police say someone faked the judge's signature to help them get out. the judge was impressed. >> i have never seen anything like this. you have to give them an, "a" for being imaginative. >> an obvious question - whether

the manhunt conned at franklin correctional institution, and now is in the panhandle. >> these are theecent photos of joseph jenkins and charles walkr. they were taken just days after authorities say the convicted murderers used forged documents to get out of prin. they posed for the new pictures. after they got out they reported to the sheriff's department in orlando. the area where they committed their crimes. they registered as fell jobs, possibly to seem less suspicious. the sheriff says there's reason to believe the fugitives are there. >> it's frustrating for us working in the system and us as a law enforce. officer. these individuals murdered members of the community. >> charles walkr and joseph jenkins served life sentences 300 miles away at the franklin correctional institution. someone faked a judge's signature to help them get out. even the judge was impressed. >> i've never sign anything like this. you have to give them "p" for being imaginative. the search goes on. the state is investigating. an obvious question - whether it was an inside job. >> the key is whether they ha

. >> joseph jenkins and charles walker were less than a 2 hour drive from the franklin correctional institutionwhere they had been serving life sentences without parole for two separate murders. their families went before cameras earlier in the day, urging them to surrender. >> we love you, we believe in you. we want you to surrender yourself to someone whom you trust. who will bring you back in safely. >> the escapes were an embarrassment to the florida department of corrections. the men were able to walk out of prison thanks to forged documents sent to the clerk of the court. once they got out they walked into a gaol in orlando. no flags went up until the mother of a murder victim said she heard about walker's release in a letter from the corrections department. the judge whose name was forged on the papers was impressed. >> i have never seen anything like this. you have to give them an "a" for being imaginative. >> state law enforcement said their priority was to catch the killers. now the focus will shift on how this happened and whether it was an inside job. >> the key is they had an insid

they said he was picked up here at the franklin correctional institution. they brought him clothes, drove him home, took him to his grandmother's house and mother's house and then took him back to his mother's house. they threw him a birthday and he didn't show up. we also heard from the sheriff deputies who say they have reason to believe that both men are still in the state of florida, perhaps even more specifically in the orange county area. fred? >> and so nick, are authorities saying anything about whether the two may be together? i mean, they were released on separate dates but is there a belief that they may be -- whether it be in florida or beyond -- together? >> well, that's a great question. that's a question that was posed to the sheriff's department at that press conference and they said that's part of their investigation whether or not these two men worked in conjunction or it was independent, forged documents that got them out. we do know that the common denominator is that they were both here at the correctional institution behind me. we don'

just south of raleigh is the north carolina correctional institution for women. sitting on 30 acres of land, it is home to over 1,100 inmates. >> the female offenders at this institution have committed all different kinds of crimes, from murder to burglary, larceny, driving under the influence. it could be fraud, identity theft. it's from any range of crimes that they may have committed. >> annie harvey has been warden of the facility since 2000. >> one of the things i think that is really important for people to really understand, this is a prison and it's a prison that houses the female offenders. in order for a person to get respect, you must give respect. so our goal is to manage the female offender in such a way that she can maintain her human value but also understand that she has a responsibility to do her time because she committed the crime. >> i've been locked up about two months in a single cell. it's terrible. i can't stand it. >> this is the segregation unit. it houses murderers, drug dealers, thieves, all troublemakers. these women are locked in thei

he escaped from the franklin county correctional institution this year after they received fraudulent release of the documents from the clerk of court. then the other inmate here, nick, who they just caught is joseph jenkins, 34, serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole as well. he was serving on a first degree murder conviction, again, escaping happening in orange county. he escaped from the franklin county correctional institution after the department received fraudulent papers. second degree murder charge, first degree murder charge, shouldn't say charge, convictions. they are out there on the loose. earlier, do we have the mother earlier, pleading with one of her sons? one of the mothers pleaded earlier for him to turn himself in. nick, let's listen. >> charles, is there anything too hard for god? god knows who you are. i know who you are. your family knows who you are. we want you to return home safely. >> that is charles walker's mother, nick, pleading with him to come out early. you have been speaking to family members of victims as well. it's important, also,

>> i was in the correctional institution. no, no. i think that a lot of people misunderstood me because of what i wanted to do and i would think that acting somebody would have wanted to be your friend which is kind of silly anyway but it actually made them look at me like almost this outsider. >> wendy: where at? >> l.a. >> wendy: really. they were confused about that. chloe has been in over 30 movies, so her career -- yes, yes. and this "carrie" thing is a big deal. many of us grow up with sissy spacek and we remember all the scenes, the blood and everything. how does it feel to have the weight of making an iconic character over? >> it's definitely very nerve-racking. for me to take on a stephen king novel, he's such a brilliant, brilliant writer. to take on his first piece ever written and most iconic, that was terrifying for me. >> wendy: did you prepare -- i understand a lot of you actors don't like to read the book of the movie. a lot of them like to get the script. did you read the book? >> i was all book. i had it on the set

they were found in a panama hotel after they escaped separately from the franklin correctional institution using forged document. >> jpmorgan chase could pay a record $13 billion fine for its mortgage practices leading up to the 2005 crisis. a tentative agreement has

they were released from franklin correctional institution within weeks of each other. but, the orange county sheriff's office only learned about it on tuesday. a judge says someone took his signature and electronically pasted it on bogus release orders. before that, phony documents for a phony sentence. >> this was one enterprise to break from jail. in my more than 35 years in the judicial system, i have never seen the state of florida file a motion to correct an illegal sentence. >> they are saying they were duped by the fraudulent orders. they don't know who did it, but they are investigating. >> they followed every procedure and protocol we have in place. those inmates were released based on those court orders we received. >> they were reviewing records to make sure no other inmates pulled similar tricks. they are in the orange county area where they have family and friends, but are not believed to be traveling together. >>> the al smith dinner was held in new york last night. it's a charity event that brings out city leaders and hosted by timothy dolan. the keynote

joseph jenkins walked out of the franklin correctional institution in the florida panhandle. he was serving a life sentence for a 1998 murder. charles walker walked out of the same jail 10 days later on october 8th. he was serving a life sentence for a 1999 murder. but authorities didn't realize the men were released by mistake until tuesday. both pleading for the men to turn themselves in. >> i know who you are. your family knows knows who you are and we want to you return home safely. we love you. we believe in you. you we want you to surrender yourself. >> i am asking that you, joseph jenkins turn yourself into the nearest appropriate authority so we can end this episode of our lives. >> walker's mother says they spent the whole week after his released. walker appeared in public places and even going before his church last sunday. meanwhile jenkins family says they traveled six hours to pick him up from jail. the first stop was grandma's house and then jenkins disappeared. a no show at his own birthday party on october 1st. orange county police say the families made no att

walker and jenkins have been serving life sentences about 300 miles away at the franklin correctional institutionsomeone faked a judge's signature to help them get out. the judge was impressed. >> i have never seen anything like this. you have to give them "a" for being imaginative. >> while the search goes on, the state is investigating the escape. one obvious question - whether it was an inside job. >> the key here is they had an insider. they had a person at the courthouse that was able to take the document and slip it into the paperwork chain. it opens a question that they could have had things slipped in for years. >> florida corrections officials are adding extra checks to prevent a repeat. they are facing tough questions about how the system let two men, who were never meant to go free, walk out of the prison in front of everyone >> they'll be fighting at the alamo, testing the limits of the gun laws. texans are not allowed to openly carry hand guns, but it doesn't ply to long guns for rivals. we go to the rally. that's a sizeable crowd behind you there at the alamo. what is happening? . >

city, about 300 miles away from orlando, about 100 miles away from the prison, the franklin correctional institute in which they walked out freely. at the motel last night, a task force of about 20 u.s. marshals and law enforcement surrounded the motel using a p.a. system. they called out for jenkins and walkers to come out. with no resistance, they came out. they left their hotel room and came out to the authorities. they were arrested at that time. we know they were not armed and we spoke -- u.s. marshal ed spooner spoke to a judge last night on fox and said they were receiving tips all along. >> we didn't really have an idea if they were together or separate. a lot of the comments about they might be together, they might be separate, but until we information confirming they were together, we weren't sure where they were. >> both men were considered dangerous for a good reason. joseph jenkins was charged with first degree murder in 1998 for killing a man in a botched robbery. charles walker was charged with second degree murder six months later in the same area in orlando for killing a man on th

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>> joseph jeffing ins and charles walker were less than a 2-hour drive from the franklin correctional institution. that's where they have been serving life centses without patrol for two separate murders. ear earlier in the day, their families we want before cameras. >> we love you. we believe in you. we want you to surrender yourself to someone you trust who will bring you back in safely. >> the escapes were an embarrassment to the florida department of krksz. the men were able to walk out of prison, thanks to forged documents sent to the clerk of the court. once they got out, they even walked into a jail in orlando to do what's required by law: to register as felonies. they had mug shots taken and they were finger printed no red flags we want up until the murder from one of the victims said she heard about the release. the judge whose name was formed on the papers was impressed >> i have never seen anything like this. you have to give them an a for being imaginenative. >> they said their priority was to candle the killer. the focus will shift to how this happened, whether it was an inside shop.

they left the franklin correctional institution. one on september 27th and one on october 8th. this morning in panama city, bay county judge in the courthouse behind me had the two on a videoconference. those two killers are at the jail right now, and the judge was here and he sentenced them both with charges of escape, one count each. they are on no bond, and they're being investigated and questioned by authorities as we speak right now over at the county jail here in bay county. richelle. >> okay. tell us a little bit more now about what these two were up to while they were free. >> reporter: well, it's interesting. like i said, they left -- one of them left on september 27th, another on october 8th. at separate times they made their way back to orlando where they were sentenced, and they went through the process of when you get released from prison, you have to go back to the county and the court where you were sentenced, and you have to have your picture taken, fingerprints taken, and put on the convicted felon list. they did all that, and everything went smooth. they went

how damaging it will be if their moms is moved hundreds of miles way, the danbury federal correctional institution lear has housed low security female offensers for nearly 20 years, the federal bureau of prisons wants to relocate those inmates to other federal prisons around the country by the end of the year. prison officials say it will ease overcrowding in men's prisons and move some of the men closer to their homes. but several democratic u.s. senators say it will cost more than $1 million to relocate the women to prisons from alabama to california. senator richard blumenthal of connecticut saying this short sided move will cause severe hardship, harm and pain for the young children of these women and hinder and restrict the family bonds and relationships we know are critical to rehabilitation. beatrice served 15 years at dan bare foy racketeering. >> i am standing in solidarity with my sisters who are beyond the wall. and they ever no voice, i am speaking for them. i know what they are going through. i ever torn for from identify miami family for fine years but i had visits because i was clos

corrections. both used these documents to walk out of the institution in the florida pandhandle. jenkins left and followed by walker ten days later. they showed up three days after the releases where they were finger printed and registered as felons. police had no idea about the mistake until tuesday. at the press conference today a lawyer for the walker family said his mother got a call enforming of the walker release and called back to the prison twice to verify. walker spent time for a woke after the release and appeared in public places including the church. jefrngin's family travelled hours to pick up and he was a no show in his own birthday party. the families made no attempts to hide them. there was a $10,000 reward. both men were considered dangerous. they were caught in a motel in panama city. florida department of correction is requiring prisones to have orders verified bite sentencing judges and reexamining all prison release from every former inmate. statement lingered after they were captured. >> this is forced us to focus on what was not working and gaps in the flor

it began earlier this week at the franklin correctional institution in the florida panhandle and continued 300 miles south in orlando. our robert ray is standing by live in caravel, florida where the prisoners first escaped. what do we know right now? >> reporter: yeah, morgan, indeed. it is crazy and obviously scary that something like that occurred. where we are coming from right now is on the gulf of mexico, carabel, florida. two miles up the road is the corrections center where the two murderers seemed to have walked out. they will not allow us to be there for security reasons. on september 27th, one of the men had forged documents. he walked out. no problem. on october 8th, the second convicted murderer with the same similar forged documents also walked out. no problem. we have a little bit more information to tell you, and here is some of it right now >> reporter: police say these are the most recent photos of joseph jenkins and charles walker, taken just days after authorities say the convicted murderers used forged documents to get out of prison. they posed because after they got o

five happened at the franklin correctional institution where walker and jenkins were being held. >> twothe three women held captive for a decade in the cleveland house of horrors are working on a book deal about their ordeal. amanda barry and gina dejesus will finally have a chance to tell their story. they are working with a team of "washington post" reporters. they were kidnapped by ariel castro a former school bus driver. castro hanged himself in a prison trel back in september. >>> oregon moving ahead with a controversial plan to tax drivers based on the number of miles they drive as opposed to the amount of fuel they use. will this could replace the $0.30 per gallon state tax with 1.5 cents per mile. it is raising concerns about cost and privacy. will lawmakers say the issue of americans driving less and cars becoming more fuel efficient. the program expected to launch in 2015. >> smokers beware. chicago mayor rahm emanuel now planning to hike the cigarette tax in the windy city. the proposed $0.75 increase would bring a pack of cigarettes up $0.75. they hope it will offset the $33

. >> when they escaped or released i should say from the franklin correctional institution, the release documents were apparently given to the prison from the court, do you know whether that's accurate? >> no, ma'am, i don't know that. the only involvement the marshal service has had with the department of florida law enforcement has been the apprehension and arrest. >> well then let me ask you, did you guys knock on the door? did you call them? i mean tell me -- take me through the take down of these two? >> basically we identified where they were. called the room and called them out and they came out without resistance. >> you called them out. did either of them have a weapon? >> not that i'm aware of. >> i suspect now they are either on their way back to state prison or is going a local jail >> they will be housed in the county jail. >> did they make any statements when they were captured? >> i don't have any information regarding statements they may have made. >> all right. i would like to thank you u.s. marshal ed spooner for joining us tonight on this breaking story. again, the tw

. >> reporter: the correctional institution up the road has housed female low security offenders forr 20 years. now they want to relocate those inmates to other areas around the country over the year. several democratic senators say it will cost more than $1 million to relocate these women to prisons from alabama to california. senator richard blumenthal of connecticut said this short-sighted move will cause severe hardship, pain for children of these women and will further hinder the bond that are critical for rehabilitation. >>> having served 15 years for racketeering. >> i'm standing in solidarity for moot sisters behind the wall, and they have no voice. i'm speaking for them and i hope people are listening. i know what they're going through. i know, i know that i was torn from my family for 15 years. i had visits because i was close. >> tamara is trying to keep her family together juggling her own daughter and her sister's kids. every day she dreads receiving a phone call from her sister stacey saying the next visit will be more than an hour away. ♪ >> michael receives here with

. >> the violence that erupted days earlier at the california correctional institution in tehachapi pervades everyone's thoughts as the search continues throughout the prison. >> what we're just trying do is make sure it's a little bit safer for all of us to walk this yard. we're looking for kites, more or less. you know, just trying to get information on something that might be up-and-coming. >> why this cell? >> these are southerners are here. and that was who assaulted staff at tehachapi. >> if you guys want to check the mattresses and go from there. >> i'm going to go through the shoes right now just in case they've altered them, hid weapon stock in here of some type. >> i'm just curious what parts are missing and compare it, see how it's all connected. they're parting it out. >> you know, at the end of the day, everybody wants to go home to their families, you know. and, you know, you always look out for yourself and your partners. what hits home is not doing a thorough cell search like we're doing right now and if something was to take place, it would be hard to wake up knowing that wa

they were found in a panama hotel after they escaped separately from the franklin correctional institution using forged document. >> jpmorgan chase could pay a record $13 billion fine for its mortgage practices leading up to the 2005 crisis. a tentative agreement has been agreed. $9 billion to the february, and $4 billion to struggling home buyers. they face a criminal investigation by the justice department. >> a massive fire is burning in canada after a train derailed and exploded near the small down of gainford. the train was carrying liquified petroleum which ignited. the fire was so big emergency crews decided to let it burn out. this is the second time this year a train carrying petroleum exploded in canada. last year 49 were killed when a plane col -- clyded in quebec. >> good evening, and thanks for being with us. i'm joie chen and you're watching america tonight's weekend edition. over the next few nights anonymous was rallying. as lori jane gliha reports, hactivists. a video uploaded to youtube shows a former steubenville, victim. >> he raped her harder than. >> a picture of the

both serving life sentences were let out of the franklin corrections institutional in north florida on september 27th and early october. they were found in a panama city beach motel. just hours after walker's mother pleaded for him to turn himself in. >> we know who you are. we want you to return home safely. we love you. we believe in you. we want you to surrender yourself to someone who you trust, who will bring you back into safety. we don't want any harm to come to you. i know you are a man of faith. you have a strong family bond, and strong family values and i know who you are. you know who you are. and i just want you home safely,son, please come home. thank you. >> and now those two men have been caught alive. joining us from miami over the phone. natasha guinane. >> the mother asked them to turn themselves in and that's exactly what happened. they were arrested together as you mentioned at a motel in panama city beach just after 6:30 this evening. police say it was without incident, meaning no resisting arrests. the fact that these men were arrested together, would make you bel

our nick valencia is live for us outside franklin correctional institution. nick, what more do authorities know about how they managed to pull this off, and where the search is ongoing. >> reporter: the answers now are in short supply, fred. we've been asking all of the right question, we just haven't been able to get clear answers. there's a lot of finger-pointing going on. they do know, though -- or think they know -- where two of the guys are. they said yesterday at the orange county sheriff's department presser, there's reason to believe the two convicted killers may be in the state of florida, perhaps even in orange county, in the orlando area. will, one of the victim's mothers of charles walker, one of the men on the loose, she said she received a tip from the family friend they saw walker walking around in an area -- an orlando area mall just over a week ago. fred? >> so the victims' families, many have spoken out. they're obviously upset. tell us about the letter that florida officials apparently sent to them, informing them. >> reporter: yeah, evange

the judge goes through the process again and then likely they will head back to franklin correctional institutiondown in carribel florida, which is 100 miles east of here. an active investigation as authorities are looking for the people or person that could have been helping has t these two murderers. >> as the sheriff says more arrests are expected. >>> now secretary of state john kerry is meeting with port coquitlapakistani primeministert in washington, d.c. this comes as the u.s. decides to renew their aid package to pac pakist. $1.6 billion will be tend t sene country. that aid was stopped as the relations soured in 2007. relations between pakistan and the u.s. have improved enough to allow renewed assistance. the pakistani prime minister will meet with president obama and members of the congress later in the week. lethree issues will come up. money for a major new dam at the border of india. which could bring electricity to 60 million people. u.s. drone strikes have been a major thorn in the relationship. pakistan sees them as violations of their sovereignty. and pacu.s. plans to withdraw t

they were able to walk out of a prison, the the franklin correctional institution. that's in the panhandle, thanks to forged documents send to the clerk of the court. the place where they were arrested was less than a 2 hour drive from the prison in which they escaped. in any event, once they got out, they had gone to a gaol in florida, where they were required, as felons to register. they did, they were fingerprinted and had mug shots taken. it was the mother of a murder victim who brought this to the attention of a prosecutor's office when she got a piece of mail saying that one of the convicts had been released. in any event, their arrest came hours after family members stood before cameras and urged them to surrender. >> has there been additional measures at the gaol put in place so that this kind of thing doesn't happen again? >> well, the department of corrections is saying that now will modify the way it verifies prison releases. there'll be a hearing held on the matter. i want to point out both men are going to be facing new charges. they'll appear before a

. >> reporter: the correctional institution has housed female offenders for nearly 20 years.y want to relocate those inmates to other federal prisons around the country by the end 69 year. >> reporter: they say it will ease overcrowding and move some of the men closer to their homes. but some senators say it will cost $1 million to relocate these women from alabama to california. senator richard blumenthal said >> serving 15 years for racketeering. >> i'm standing in solidarity for my sisters from beyond the wall. who have no voice. i know what they're going through. i know that i was torn from my family for 15 years. i had visits because i was close. >> reporter: tamara is trying to keep her family together juggling her own daughter and her sister's kids. every day she dreads getting a phone call from stacey saying her next visit will be much more than an hour away. al jazeera, danbury, connecticut. >> michael eaves is here with a day in sports. will you catch us up on the baseball, please. >> reporter: there is one game that starts later tonight. we'll talk about that as th

walker walked freely out of franklin correctional institution in the florida panhandle on october 8th, just ten days earlier joseph jenkins walked out of that same jail. jenkins' father figure also pleading with him to turn himself in the orange county sheriff's office is now in day five of the manhunt for the two convicted murderers who managed to forge court documents and walk freely out of jail. both were serving live sentences. authorities didn't realize the men were mistakenly released until tuesday. walker's mother says they spent the whole week after his release together. walker appeared in public places and even going before his church. mean while, jenkins's family says they traveled six hours to pick him up from jail. first stop was grandma's house. jenkins disappeared then, a no-show at his own birthday party on october 1st. orange county police say the families made no attempts to hide them. there's a $10,000 reward a piece for any information that leads to their capture. >> for the first couple of days until we got involved we found out that the release was not correct, th

. >> cnn's nick valencia is live at the franklin county correction institute where the men were supposed to be locked up. nick, how long have they been free now? >> reporter: good morning, one man has been free since late last month, the other at least a week and a half. the orange county sheriff's department said they have legitimate reason to believe those two men are still in the state of florida. >> there have been tips being received in terms of legitimate spottings. >> reporter: two convicted killers on the loose, days after they use the forged documents to get an early release from prison. but how did they dupe the system? that's a question no one seems to be able to answer, and a mistake no one wants to own. >> so i'm not here to opponent fingers at anyone. there will be plenty of that to go around eventually, i'm sure. >> reporter: in between the fingers of evangelina is documentation from the florida department of corrections. it said his release was beyond their control. >> we are in shock. we're frightened. and we feel let down that the system did let us down for -- as far as

exactly what the two did walking out of florida's franklin correctional institution with the help of're back in custody. others helped them out there with possibly dangerous criminals who owe their freedom to a black market publishing house for walking papers. >> reporter: the take down, all captured on a cell phone camera. charles walker and joseph jenkins were found saturday night at the coconut grove hotel in panama city, florida. who is the master mind behind their escape. florida law enforcement say the two men are not cooperating with investigators or answering any questions. what we do know is the two convicted killers had forged court documents authorizing their release. the paperwork included a forged signature, the judge in the high profile casey anthony murder trial. he says if anyone had taken a close look at the documents. there was a glaring problem. >> the big red flag to me -- was the fact that why would the state attorney be moving it? >> reporter: he said it is unheard of for a prosecutor to push for a lesser sentence, a common request from defense attorneys. florid

nick valencia is live outside franklin correctional institution in florida. nick, do authorities have any clues about these men's whereabouts? >> reporter: fred, i want to start with some new information we just got from the orange county sheriff's office a couple minutes ago. we are now learning the mother of one of the suspects that's currently on the run will hold a 2:00 p.m. eastern press conference to address the media. we have no idea what she will say and we don't know actually at this time which convicted killer's mother will make statements to the media, but we know that will happen at 2:00 p.m. this all started about a week ago when the mother of one of the victims of charles walker, one of the convicts on the run received a letter from florida department of corrections informing her her son's killer was to be freed. that struck her as bizarre because she knew that this man, charles walker, was not eligible for early release. take a listen to the reaction she had and what she told us when she found out that her son's killer was on the loose again. >

now five of the seven attempts have come from one facility, the franklin correctional institute in therida panhandle. now, that is where joseph jenkins and charles walker escaped from two weeks ago or several weeks ago rather. they were arrested over the weekend after they made the trip from the orlando area to panama city beach. and that is where u.s. marshals arrested them on saturday. we're told they were waiting for someone from atlanta to pick them up. investigators aren't exactly sure who. they are trying to determine suspects by going through a ipad and phone found in the hotel. the scheme didn't come as a total surprise because law enforce. officials discussed it this past summer. still a lot of questions at this point. >> have authorities release the similarities between how this all happened. because the judge who signed off on the two false release papers for these guys was the casey anthony judge and he's come out to say they figured out his name because he was well known and people wouldn't have thought anything about it. does his name appear anyone else? >> reporter: they

in the gym at the north carolina correctional institution for women. she was a long way from home. >> i'm originally from dominican republic. i live in new york city. and that was my first time that i come to north carolina and i got in trouble. >> seven years earlier, rosario agreed to carry a package for a friend. she's now serving 18 to 24 years for trafficking heroin. >> i don't know anyone down here. i need to go home and be with my children. my children need me, and i think i have done enough time. >> rosario told us that she had one source of comfort from the seemingly endless amount of time she must be away from home. then she showed us what it was. ♪ amazing grace how sweet the sound ♪ ♪ that saved a wretch like me ♪ i like to sing. i've been singing since i was little. i remember when i used to sing in my country when i was like 5, 6 years old. i've been singing a long time. now i have to sing in here. ♪ my mother, she sing beautiful, and i think it's the talent in the family. ♪ >> but not all inmates make such harmonious use of their time or

. >> walker and jenkins were serving time at the franklin correctional institute in the florida panhandle. after they got out, they traveled 300 miles to orlando where they walked into the jail and registered as felons as required by law. police say they think the men are still in the orlando area and say they have new leads. authorities are also trying to find outed how the men were able to walk free in the first place. one obvious question: how they got the forged paper. >> there is some suggestion they might have had some assistance. we are looking into that. we are not sure that occurred yet. >> for now, their prior to is putting charles walker and joseph jenkins back behind bars. amanda price, al jazeera. some senators are questioning president obama's pick for secretary of homeland security. jay johnson was a critical member of mr. obama's counter terrorism team. he also served nearly scenario years in senior roles at the defense department. the president's offer was unexpected, johnson said it is one he cannot refuse. >> i was not looking for this opportunity. i had left government

the damage barry federal correctional institution up the road here has housed low security i female offendersly 20 years, the sred federal bureau of prisons wants to relocate those inmates for other federal prisons around the country by the end of the year. prison officials say it will ease over crowding in men's prisons and move some of the men closer to their homes. but several democratic u.s. senators say it will cost more than $1 million to relocate these women to prisons from alabama to california. senator richard plume en thought of connecticut saying this short sided move will card severe hardship, harm, and pain for the young children of these women and hipse hintser and restrict e family bonds we flow are critical to rehabilitation. beatrice served 15 years at danbury for racketeering. >> i am stands income solidarity with my sisters who are i don't understand a wall and they have no voice, i am speak for them i know what they are going for. i was torn from pie familiarly for 15 years, but i had visit because i was close. >> reporter: tamara is trying to keep her family together jugg

done siegelman is still sitting in jail serving a six and a half year sentence at a federal correctional institute in louisiana and he's serving that sentence for something that one hundred thirteen bipartisan former state attorney general agree had never been considered a crime until he was convicted and now siegelman is speaking out against the way he alleges was behind a criminal conspiracy to defeat him siegelman and keep him out of office joining me now for more of from our los angeles studio and that is brad friedman founder editor and publisher of the brad blog red blood com hey brad welcome back. good to be back and i'm glad you called him a political prisoner because that's exactly what don siegelman really is yeah he's probably america's most high profile political person right i think we can identify quite a few others but can you remind our viewers of what tom de lay was convicted of do we know and then what does this have to do with. yeah well what tom de lay did was his very convoluted money laundering scheme where he got one hundred ninety thousand dollars from corporations in texas