@wkrntv: Two Tennessee inmates escaped custody within days of each other, prompting state lawmakers to raise questions about prison security, staffing and leadership at the Department of Correction. Gregory Redden, 63, escaped from Nashville General Hospital last Wednesday while being treated. He got out of handcuffs and leg shackles before he was captured hours later and returned to TDOC custody. On Sunday night, Jacob Morley escaped from Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville. TDOC said security video showed Morley breaching a perimeter fence and leaving in his prison uniform. He was serving a life sentence for murder. Authorities were searching for him Monday. Full article at the link above

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