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Escaped Inmate David Sweat Released From Hospital, Returned to New York Prison

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The New York State Police issued this “progression” photo of David Sweat on June 17, 2015. Sweat, 35, and fellow inmate Richard Matt escaped from the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York, sometime after they were last seen at bed check June 5, 2015. Matt was later killed and Sweat detained.

The New York State Police issued this “progression” photo of David Sweat on June 17, 2015. Sweat, 35, and fellow inmate Richard Matt escaped from the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York, sometime after they were last seen at bed check June 5, 2015. Matt was later killed and Sweat detained.

Escaped inmate David Sweat has been released from Albany Medical Center and is now incarcerated at the maximum-security Five Points Correctional Facility in Romulus, New York, according to the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.

In a statement issued Sunday morning, the department announced that Sweat was released from the hospital just after 3 a.m. and was moved to the Five Points facility.

The DOCCS release said the department will not discuss how Sweat was transported to the prison, citing security concerns.

Sweat was one of two men who escaped from the Clinton Correctional Facility in upstate New York on June 6. He was captured by law enforcement after 22 days on the run.

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