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39-Year-Old Inmate Flees Tegel Prison During Supervised Leave

Authorities are reviewing supervised outing procedures after multiple inmates failed to return from Berlin prisons over the past year.

Die Justizvollzugsanstalt Moabit, aufgenommen in der Rathenower Straße.
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Overview

  • The 39-year-old convict, serving a multi-year sentence for robbery, had been granted dozens of supervised leaves from Justizvollzugsanstalt Tegel in recent months.
  • He did not return from a routine outing on or around June 8, prompting a citywide manhunt by the Berlin police.
  • This escape follows other high-profile absences, including a rape convict last June and two mentally ill detainees in Berlin-Reinickendorf.
  • The Senate Department for Justice confirmed the inmate’s repeated leave approvals are now under intense scrutiny.
  • Berlin officials have launched a review of security measures for prisoner outings to prevent further lapses