Chester County Commissioner Josh Maxwell acknowledged that there were issues with how Chester County residents were informed about the escape from the prison.
During the first public meeting of the board that oversees the prison since the escape and two-week manhunt, which drew national headlines, Chester County Commissioner Josh Maxwell told residents the ordeal was "something we never expected to happen here in Chester County, a place where people move to be and feel safe."
He added that Cavalcante was "one of the worst prisoners we have had in terms of crimes they committed." "Those recommendations focused on what they believed to be the root cause of concerns, which was leadership within the prison administration," Maxwell said. "Ultimately, corrective actions that were tasked to the previous warden were not satisfactorily undertaken."
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