French prisoner escapes in fellow inmate’s bag, officials say

Native media officers stated {that a} man escaped from a French jail by hiding within the bag of a prisoner colleague who was leaving the jail after spending the jail sentence.

Jail ceremonies launched an investigation after the person fled from Lyon Corbas jail in southeast France on Friday, in accordance with BFMTV.

“He benefited from the enhancing of his prisoner colleagues to cover himself in his baggage and exit,” the jail service stated in a press release to the information company.

The French media reported that the prisoner who escaped was spending a number of provisions and was additionally below investigation right into a case associated to organized crime.

A judicial investigation has additionally been opened in “escape as a part of an organized gang and felony conspiracy,” in accordance with the native media.

Final month, the Lyon Bar Affiliation expressed its warning concerning the overcrowding in Lyon Corbas jail.

As of Might 1, 2025, about 1,200 individuals had been held in jail, which has a capability of 678 locations, BFMTV stated.