Tas prisoner's escape fails at last hurdle

A female prisoner has been charged after she was caught in electrified cyclone fencing while trying an escape from a Hobart prison.

An outer fence at the Remand centre — A female prisoner has been charged after her escape attempt from a Hobart prison failed. (AAP)

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Published 29 December 2015 10:11am

Updated 29 December 2015 11:36am

Source: AAP

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A female prisoner has been charged after her escape attempt from a Hobart prison failed at the final hurdle.

The 35-year-old was charged on Monday night after she was caught in the electrified cyclone fencing atop the outer perimeter fence of the Mary Hutchinson Women's Prison in Risdon Vale.

She was cleared of injuries by the prison's medical staff, police said on Tuesday.

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