Inmate Who Escaped New Jersey Prison Back Behind Bars

NEW JERSEY (AP) – An inmate who escaped a New Jersey prison was behind bars again Sunday night.

Police apprehended Jessica Graham, 40, hours after she was reported missing from the Hunterdon County prison’s minimum-security unit, authorities say.

Graham had been spotted Interstate 78. She was serving a five-year sentence for criminal mischief, and would have been eligible for parole in Feb. She was scheduled to be released from prison in 2024.