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Broken bars: Jail escapes rattle rural Alabama

“Corey Wayne Dean and Zepplin Lee Kennedy escaped the Marion County Jail in Hamilton, Ala., near the Mississippi line, around 1:30 a.m. on March 17, touching off a two-week manhunt. Jail escapes don't happen every day - but they aren't as rare as you might think. An analysis of court records found 45 in 2017.“

Birmingham News

October 9, 2018