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Tag: Prison Escape
We Stand Corrected Documentary Released
A newly released documentary tells the untold story of the 2015 prison break at Dannemora from corrections officers’ point of view. Filmmaker Richie Elson, the son of a retired corrections officer at Clinton Correctional, interviews former COs, police officers, and community leaders about the infamous prison break and manhunt: Learn more: www.westandcorrectedmovie.com
Strand Theater Screening
We Stand Corrected premiered this past week in the North Country, and after the screening, members of the audience participated in a Q&A with a panel of retired COs and State Police involved in the largest manhunt in New York State history. Watch Full Q&A: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SvQh0FJkAw Retired NYSP Troop Commander Chuck Guess joined us in…
State Trooper Jay Cook speaks on shooting escaped Dannemora prisoner David Sweat
We hear for the first time from New York State Police Sergeant Jay Cook, the trooper who is credited with ending the manhunt for the killers who escaped from the prison in Dannemora, NY when he shot & wounded inmate David Sweat in a field in Constanble, NY near the Canadian Border. Cook joined retired…
Escape at Dannemora
Hollywood Actor & Director Ben Stiller’s film crew is back in the North Country wrapping up shooting for his new mini-series Escape At Dannemora that he’s producing for Showtime on the prison break in 2015. The New York State Police Commander who headed up the 23-day search for the two escaped killers has since retired.…
