A French inmate escaped jail by hiding in the bag of a fellow prisoner who had just been freed.
Police are investigating after the man got out of the Lyon-Corbas prison in south-east France on Friday.
The prison service said the fugitive ‘took advantage of the liberation of his fellow inmate to hide himself in his luggage and get out’.
French media also report the convict had been serving several sentences and was under investigation in a case linked to organised crime.
It is understood a judicial investigation has been opened into possible ‘escape as part of an organised gang and criminal conspiracy’.
The Lyon Bar Association expressed alarm last month about overcrowding at the Lyon-Corbas prison.
As of May 1, 2025, around 1,200 people were detained at the site – despite it having a capacity for 678 places.
Police are investigating after the man got out of the Lyon-Corbas prison (pictured) in south-east France on Friday
