Escaped NJ prisoner captured in Florida after 23 years

Tuesday, March 13, 2018
CAMDEN, N.J. -- A man who escaped from a South Jersey prison 23 years ago is back in custody.

A New Jersey Department of Corrections spokesperson confirms that authorities caught up with 74-year-old Enrique Silva in Florida.
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Silva escaped from a work detail at Riverfront State Prison in Camden in May of 1995.

Officials say he was serving an eight to 20-year term for possession and distribution of narcotics.
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