Learning about the crimes that Robert Garrow committed, his ingenious and successful plan to escape prison, as well as the facts that he disclosed to his lawyers Frank Armani and Francis Belge, is important in putting both the concept of attorney-client privilege today and the recent escape of Richard Matt and David Sweat from Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora into context. Robert Garrow was a disturbed man that was faced with terrifying violence and maltreatment by his parents at a young age. During his adulthood, he began to commit crimes including the rape and molestation of young women. He was convicted of a rape in 1961 and consequently spent eight years in prison (Berman and Mosher 45). Following his release after serving the
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Just seven months ago, highly dangerous criminals and murderers, Richard Matt and David Sweat, escaped maximum security Clinton Correctional Facility, the same facility that Garrow was transferred from just days before his escape from Fishkill Correctional Facility. Between the initial manhunt for Garrow and the manhunt following his September 8th escape, he was on the run for two weeks. This summer, Matt and Sweat were on the run for over a month. This manhunt not only caused discomfort within the State of New York but also cost the taxpayers of New York State over $23 million in overtime expenses in order to pay the brave men and women that were searching for these individuals. In the end, Matt was killed by a gunshot wound and Sweat was critically injured by a gunshot wound days later. Many would think that after Garrow’s planned and successfully executed an escape from a New York prison, that there would be more actions taken toward making sure that prisoners cannot escape and that all of them are accounted for at each bed check. In reality, little to no changes were made following this series of
Just seven months ago, highly dangerous criminals and murderers, Richard Matt and David Sweat, escaped maximum security Clinton Correctional Facility, the same facility that Garrow was transferred from just days before his escape from Fishkill Correctional Facility. Between the initial manhunt for Garrow and the manhunt following his September 8th escape, he was on the run for two weeks. This summer, Matt and Sweat were on the run for over a month. This manhunt not only caused discomfort within the State of New York but also cost the taxpayers of New York State over $23 million in overtime expenses in order to pay the brave men and women that were searching for these individuals. In the end, Matt was killed by a gunshot wound and Sweat was critically injured by a gunshot wound days later. Many would think that after Garrow’s planned and successfully executed an escape from a New York prison, that there would be more actions taken toward making sure that prisoners cannot escape and that all of them are accounted for at each bed check. In reality, little to no changes were made following this series of