Joyce Mitchell, a former prison employee who admitted to helping two convicted killers escape from Clinton Correctional Facility, leading to one of the largest manhunts in New York history, was sentenced to at least two years and four months in prison. (nystateofpolitics.com)
Joyce Mitchell, a former prison employee who is set to be sentenced this month for helping two killers escape from a unit in northern New York, has given a national TV interview in which she apologizes for her actions but asks for understanding, saying she was driven by depression and fear that the men would hurt her family. (nystateofpolitics.com)
Former prison employee Joyce Mitchell is being charged with providing help to the men, while Corrections Officer Gene Palmer is being investigated for also providing support to Matt and Sweat. (nystateofpolitics.com)