The Trinidad and Tobago Prison Service has dismissed a claim circulating via social media and which was broadcasted by CCN TV6 news about the escape of six persons housed at the Youth Transformational Rehabilitation Centre.
In a statement on Wednesday night, Prisons Commissioner (Ag) Dennis Pulchan, clarified that there was an attempted escape earlier by a prisoner who was taken to a medical facility for treatment. However, his attempt was thwarted by prisons Officers on duty.