Fourth Inmate Escapes Philadelphia City Jail This Year

Gino Hagenkotter, serving time for theft and burglary, escaped during work detail, prompting a citywide lockdown of all prison facilities.

Gino Hagenkotter, 34, escaped from the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center while on work detail in an orchard, after asking to use the bathroom.
Hagenkotter was serving time on theft and burglary charges and was due to be transferred to a transitional program, but the transfer was canceled due to open retail theft charges in Bucks County.
This is the fourth escape from a Philadelphia city jail this year, with previous escapes involving inmates scaling fences and exploiting gaps in security.
Philadelphia Department of Prisons Commissioner Blanche Carney noted that the jail system is short-staffed due to a lack of corrections officers.
All Philadelphia prison facilities were put on lockdown and visits suspended following Hagenkotter's escape.