10 D.C. Jail employees fired over escape

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Ten D.C. Jail employees, including one supervisor, were fired Wednesday for their roles in the brazen June 3 escape of two inmates, and several eventually could be indicted for their part in the jail break.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office continues to investigate the 10 people, mostly guards, to determine “whether or not there was any aiding and abetting from a criminal perspective,” Devon Brown, director of the Department of Corrections, said Wednesday.

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