--- description: Andrew Cuomo toured the elaborate route taken by two convicted murders to escape from Clinton Correctional Facility in upstate New York title: See the Path 2 Killers Took to Escape From a Maximum Security Prison image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5c384338c9500fdf/6988536ee20a876d11a8bba1/cuomo-prison-escape-new-york.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # See the Path 2 Killers Took to Escape From a Maximum Security Prison by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 8, 2015 4:40 PM CUT  Governor Cuomo tours the Clinton Correctional Facility where two inmates escaped on June 6, 2015 in Dannemora, N.Y. Governor Cuomo tours the Clinton Correctional Facility where two inmates escaped on June 6, 2015 in Dannemora, N.Y.Darren McGee—Office of the Governor of New York by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 8, 2015 4:40 PM CUT  Gov. Andrew Cuomo tours the Clinton Correctional Facility, where two inmates escaped on Saturday, in Dannemora, N.Y. on June 6, 2015. Darren McGee—Office of the Governor of New York  A man-made hole in the wall of the escaped inmates' cell at Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, N.Y. on June 6, 2015. Darren McGee—Office of the Governor of New York  The industrial area where inmates escaped to from a hole in their cell at the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, N.Y. on June 6, 2015. Darren McGee—Office of the Governor of New York  Gov. Andrew Cuomo tours the escape route taken by two prisoners at the Clinton Correctional Facility on Saturday, in Dannemora, N.Y. on June 6, 2015. Darren McGee—Office of the Governor of New York  Gov. Andrew Cuomo tours the escape route taken by two prisoners at the Clinton Correctional Facility on Saturday, in Dannemora, N.Y. on June 6, 2015. Darren McGee—Office of the Governor of New York  Gov. Andrew Cuomo tours the escape route taken by two prisoners at the Clinton Correctional Facility on Saturday, in Dannemora, N.Y. on June 6, 2015. Darren McGee—Office of the Governor of New York  Governor Andrew Cuomo tours the escape route taken by two prisoners at the Clinton Correctional Facility on Saturday, in Dannemora, N.Y. on June 6, 2015. Darren McGee—Office of the Governor of New York  Governor Andrew Cuomo tours the escape route taken by two prisoners at the Clinton Correctional Facility on Saturday, in Dannemora, N.Y. on June 6, 2015. Darren McGee—Office of the Governor of New York  Gov. Andrew Cuomo tours the escape route taken by two prisoners at the Clinton Correctional Facility on Saturday, in Dannemora, N.Y. on June 6, 2015. Darren McGee—Office of the Governor of New York  Gov. Andrew Cuomo surveys the manhole where two prisoners resurfaced after escaping from the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, N.Y. on June 6, 2015. Darren McGee—Office of the Governor of New York ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3912743/new-york-prison-escape-clinton-correctional-facility-andrew-cuomo/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3912743/new-york-prison-escape-clinton-correctional-facility-andrew-cuomo/"},"headline":"See the Path 2 Killers Took to Escape From a Maximum Security Prison","datePublished":"2015-06-08T16:40:46.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:03:09.596Z","description":"New York Gov. 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