Birmingham Police working with UAB to develop prisoner evaluation protocol after murder suspect escapes hospital

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – Birmingham police say they are coordinating with UAB police and launching an internal review into how a murder suspect escaped custody while at the hospital.

It’s been nearly a week since murder suspect Eddie Jordan Jr. escaped from UAB Hospital just hours after being captured by US Marshals.

Jordan is said to have been in BPD custody, and a spokesperson for Birmingham police says they want to prevent anything like this from happening ever again…

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