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Sniper kills prisoner from outside jail

By John Hirst

Sniper kills prisoner from outside jail

A sniper in France has shot dead a prisoner from a hill outside the compound, in the first such murder in French prison history.

I recall there was a helicopter escape from a prison in France, and then there was the helicopter escape from Gartree prison in Leicestershire. I have noticed the lay of the land around, for example, Long Lartin and Gartree and thought how easy it would be for an assassin to strike from outside prison at a prisoner inside.

Full post as published by prisonlawinsideout on September 29, 2008 (boomark / email).