Danelo Cavalcante was on the loose for about two weeks after climbing out of the Chester County prison.
This photo provided by Chester County Prison shows CCTV footage of prison inmate Danelo Cavalcante, left, escaping from Chester County prison on Aug. 31, 2023. PHILADELPHIA — Chester County will fully enclose the exercise yards at its Pocopson prison with solid walls and a roof, the latestannounced after convicted murderer Danilo Cavalcante escaped from the facility last month.
TranSystems, the Kansas City, Mo.-based engineering and design company tapped to redesign the jail’s eight exercise yards, called the fully enclosed model a “permanent solution” to the security flaws that allowedConvicted killer on the run used similar method as another inmate to escape Pa. jail: report
The prison board, comprised of Chester County officials whom residents called on Monday to revamp prison security after the the two-week manhunt for Cavalcante, voted to approve both of Holland’s suggestions. The board’s selected design includes fully enclosed exercise yards, with 18-foot-high solid masonry walls in place of fencing, and removes shed roofs that could be scaled by inmates.The plan also calls for removing basketball hoops, and adding an LED lighting system that “can mimic natural daylight,” the company said. The design notably lacks the flow of sunlight into the yard from overhead, save for a small ribbon of windows at the top of the walls, which are guarded by secure screening.
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