Sydney - Australian authorities have thwarted a potential escape tunnel after discovering a man-made cavity inside the maximum security Goulburn Correctional Centre which houses Australia’s most hardened and notorious criminals.
Authorities confirmed to local media on Monday a 60-centimetre deep hole was found beneath a furniture workshop inside the maximum-security jail, just over 100 meters from the outside wall of the prison.
The area will remain closed to inmates until investigations are finalised.
The revelation comes after authorities confirmed an inmate escaped from minimum-security jail in regional New South Wales just one day after it was re-opened.
Fairfax Media reported officials had boasted of the upgraded facility, which had closed in 2011, saying there were extensive improvements to prison security and communications.
Xinhua