SASKATOON — A prisoner's escape from a Saskatoon jail was cut short after he was discovered hiding in a strip mall garbage bin.
Police say the 24-year-old was one of two prisoners who attempted to escape from the Saskatoon Correctional Centre on Wednesday afternoon.
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One of the men was caught before he managed to get off the provincial facility's property.
The other headed north on foot, and made it a short distance to a strip mall.
He was found minutes later by police and returned to custody.
Officials with the jail are investigating the incident.
(CJWW)
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