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When you look at how the operation was done, it was extraordinary.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, marveling at the escape of two fugitive murderers from a maximum-security state prison over the weekend. The inmates cut through a steel wall of their adjacent cells, shinnied down a series of internal catwalks, and burrowed their way more than a city block away before emerging from a manhole. The state is offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to the capture of the men.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, marveling at the escape of two fugitive murderers from a maximum-security state prison over the weekend. The inmates cut through a steel wall of their adjacent cells, shinnied down a series of internal catwalks, and burrowed their way more than a city block away before emerging from a manhole. The state is offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to the capture of the men.

Daniel Luzer is GOVERNING's news editor.