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Escaped inmate David Sweat released from hospital, back in prison

Escaped convict David Sweat is pictured in this undated handout photo released by the New York State Police. Sweat is in custody after being shot by police near the Canadian border, according to media reports on Sunday. (REUTERS/New York State Police/Handout via Reuters)
State troopers and investigators tape off Coveytown Road, where escaped prisoner David Sweat was captured, in Constable, New York, June 28, 2015. Sweat, one of two New York state inmates who escaped from prison three weeks ago, was shot by police near the Canadian border and rushed to a local hospital on Sunday, two days after his accomplice was killed, authorities said. (REUTERS/Christinne Muschi)
State troopers block Coveytown Road, about one-quarter mile (400 m) from where escaped prisoner David Sweat was captured, in Constable, New York, June 28, 2015. Sweat, one of two New York state inmates who escaped from prison three weeks ago, was shot by police near the Canadian border and rushed to a local hospital on Sunday, two days after his accomplice was killed, authorities said. (REUTERS/Christinne Muschi)
State troopers block Coveytown Road, about one-quarter mile (400 m) from where escaped prisoner David Sweat was captured in Constable, New York, June 28, 2015. Sweat, one of two New York state inmates who escaped from prison three weeks ago, was shot by police near the Canadian border and rushed to a local hospital on Sunday, two days after his accomplice was killed, authorities said. (REUTERS/Christinne Muschi)
State troopers block Coveytown Road, about one-quarter mile (400 m) from where escaped prisoner David Sweat was captured, in Constable, New York, June 28, 2015. Sweat, one of two New York state inmates who escaped from prison three weeks ago, was shot by police near the Canadian border and rushed to a local hospital on Sunday, two days after his accomplice was killed, authorities said. (REUTERS/Christinne Muschi)
State troopers allow residents down Coveytown Road, about one mile from where escaped prisoner David Sweat was captured, in Constable, New York, June 28, 2015. Sweat, one of two New York state inmates who escaped from prison three weeks ago, was shot by police near the Canadian border and rushed to a local hospital on Sunday, two days after his accomplice was killed, authorities said. (REUTERS/Christinne Muschi)
State police block Coveytown Road, about one mile from where escaped prisoner David Sweat was captured in Constable, New York, June 28, 2015. David Sweat, one of two New York state inmates who escaped from prison three weeks ago, was shot by police near the Canadian border and rushed to a local hospital on Sunday, two days after his accomplice was killed, authorities said. (REUTERS/Christinne Muschi)
The New York State Police issued these "progression" photos of Richard Matt and David Sweat on June 17, 2015. Matt, 49, and Sweat, 35, escaped from the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York, on June 5, 2015. (CNN)
Richard Matt (L) and David Sweat, fellow inmates and both convicted murderers, escaped early Saturday from the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, N.Y., police said. (REUTERS/New York State Police/Handout)
This photos, obtained by CNN, was taken of escaped Clinton Correctional Facility inmate David Sweat shortly after capture on Sunday, June 28, 2015. In the photo, Sweat is bloodied, shirtless, cuffed at the ankles, and appears to be breathing into an oxygen mask. (CNN)
These photos, obtained by CNN, were taken of escaped Clinton Correctional Facility inmate David Sweat shortly after capture on Sunday, June 28, 2015. In the photo on the left, Sweat is bloodied, shirtless, cuffed at the ankles, and appears to be breathing into an oxygen mask. The photo on the right shows Sweat dressed in camouflage clothing, not a prison uniform. (CNN)
This photo, obtained by CNN, was taken of escaped Clinton Correctional Facility inmate David Sweat shortly after capture on Sunday, June 28, 2015. It shows Sweat dressed in camouflage clothing, not a prison uniform. (CNN)
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By LESLIE HOLLAND and ASHLEY FANTZ CNN
July 6, 2015 - 10:11 am
 

New York prison escapee David Sweat was released from Albany Medical Center and is back behind bars at Five Points Correctional Facility in Romulus, New York, according to the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.

It’s a maximum security prison.

Authorities shot Sweat and apprehended him on June 28 after he’d been on the lam for weeks with another inmate, Richard Matt.

Sweat has been talking to investigators about how the men managed to drill their way out of Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York, on June 6.

Matt was shot and killed a few days before Sweat was caught.

Sweat was recovering from his injuries in the hospital but was released from there just after 3:00 a.m. Sunday to be moved to the Five Points facility, the department said. Citing security concerns, officials would not discuss what mode of transport was used to move him.

He was to remain in the prison infirmary for 24 hours to be evaluated and would be placed on suicide watch, according to the department. After he’s evaluated, Sweat will be held in a single cell inside the facility, which has 150 beds and keeps inmates confined 23 hours a day.

Each cell has a bed, a writing platform, a toilet and sink, and a facility-controlled shower.

Five Points opened in 2000.

There was a full prison lockdown there in October 2012 after a fight among inmates, according to the department.

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