Inmate escapes from Dorchester Penitentiary, is recaptured shortly after

Dorchester inmate captured after escape Correctional Service Canada says an inmate who had escaped from Dorchester penitentiary in New Brunswick has been captured.

An inmate from the Dorchester Penitentiary in Dorchester, N.B., escaped for a short time on Saturday before being arrested once again.

In a news release on Sunday, Correctional Service Canada (CSC) said stay members of the minimum-security unit of the penitentiary found that an inmate by the name of Jermaine Browne was not accounted for around 8:35 p.m.

The CSC contacted the RCMP immediately, issuing a warrant for the inmate’s arrest.

Police arrested Browne around 10 p.m.

The CSC says it will investigate the circumstances around the escape.

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