Prison Break-Out
When two girls called the Joliet, Ill., authorities, firefighters came to help them get out of prison — reportedly even using a sledgehammer. That’s because the prison, the Joliet Correctional Center, closed 15 years ago. The teenagers had snuck in, and one of them got locked in a cell, according to authorities — and a Twitter post purportedly from one of the girls: “i accidentally locked myself in a cell at the abandoned joliet prison and had to call joliet fire dept to get me out so enjoy this video??” The tweet — and account — were later deleted. (AC/WBBM Chicago) ...Will you be as happy to share video if your next stop is a jail that’s still in use?Original Publication Date: 15 January 2017
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 23.
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 23.
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