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Goulburn jail escapee caught by police

Escaped Goulburn prisoner Beau Wiles has been arrested by police after his car was stopped in Wollongong.

Beau Wiles.
Escaped prisoner Beau Wiles has been arrested by police after his car was stopped in Wollongong. (AAP)

Escaped Goulburn prisoner Beau Wiles has been caught by police.

The 25-year-old minimum-security inmate was arrested at about 5.10pm on Thursday when officers stopped his car in Unanderra, Wollongong.

Two women who were in the car have also been arrested.

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