The Pennsylvania prison tower guard who did not see or report the escape of convicted killer Danelo Cavalcante nine days ago has been fired, a source with knowledge of the decision tells CNN.. A ...

CAMP HILL, Pa. (AP) — In the movies, it's the prison guard perched in the perimeter tower who spots the escaped prisoner and sounds the alarm. In reality, video cameras and electrified fences ar ...

The guard had a cell phone in the tower, a violation of Chester County Prison policy, the county spokesperson confirmed. Danelo Cavalcante, 34, escaped from the prison in Pocopson Township on Aug. 31.

WEST CHESTER — A prison tower guard has been fired after letting a murderer slip away on his watch in a brazen daytime escape, officials said Friday, as the nine-day-old search pressed on amid ...

Prisons across the U.S., looking to cut costs, are not staffing towers with prison guards, drawing the ire of unions who say officers — and prisoners — are being put in danger.

Officials said a kitchen supervisor left Grant Hardin alone on a loading dock and a tower guard let him out the gates.

The employees unwittingly helped Grant Hardin, a former police chief, walk out of a prison in May, dressed in a fake law ...

(CNN) — The Pennsylvania prison tower guard who did not see or report the escape of convicted killer Danelo Cavalcante nine days ago has been fired, a source with knowledge ...

CAMP HILL, Pa. — In the movies, it’s the prison guard perched in the perimeter tower who spots the escaped prisoner and sounds the alarm. In reality, video cameras and electr… ...

Prison tower guards, an American staple, disappear Monitor cameras and sensors replace officers who used to watch for escaped prisoners. By Patrick Walters. Published April 20, 2010 8:22PM (EDT) -- ...