PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Law enforcement brought Shane Pryor, a teenager accused of murder, back into custody on Sunday, ending a more than four-day search.
Pryor escaped juvenile detention custody last Wednesday when “escorting staff” took him to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for a hand injury.
Pryor, the latest inmate to escape, has put Philadelphia’s juvenile justice system under the microscope.
Some advocates claim the facility is understaffed and not equipped to hold juveniles for an extended period of time.
CBS News Philadelphia has been reporting on the overcrowded conditions at Philly’s juvenile jail for more than a year.
The facility is meant to hold minors who are awaiting court dates or those waiting to be sent to a state facility to serve out their sentences.