Female prison worker may have helped two New York inmates escape: police

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A female prison worker may have had a role in assisting two inmates in their escape over the weekend from a maximum security prison, New York State Police said on Wednesday.

"She befriended the inmates and may have had some sort of role in assisting them," State Police Superintendent Joseph D'Amico said at a press conference.

(Reporting by Barbara Goldberg; Editing by Paul Thomasch)