PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. -- The former prison guard who admitted to helping two convicted killers escape from Clinton Correctional Facility has been released from jail.
Gene Palmer was released from Clinton County Jail on good behavior after serving four months of a six month sentence.
Palmer admitted to providing David Sweat and Richard Matt with hamburger meat that unknowingly had a hacksaw blade in it.
He also gave them a screw driver and pliers, all tools they'd use to escape, eventually leading authorities on a three week manhunt.