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INMATES ESCAPE 3 inmates escape detention center; 2 caught, 1 still missing JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Authorities say three inmates escaped Sunday from the Jackson Detention Center and two were later recaptured. WJTV-TV reports the […]

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Female inmate captured after escaping Amite County jail

A female escapee from the Amite County jail has been recaptured in Centreville, authorities said.

Sheriff Tom Wroten told The Enterprise-Journal that 20-year-old Kenita Harris of Crosby got through an exercise yard gate around 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 20.

Harris fled on foot, Wroten said, and flagged down cars for a ride into Centreville. He said authorities believe the lock on the yard gate was faulty. […]