<P> One inmate, Edward Salas, remained at large long after the jail break . On December 19, 2011, he was placed on the U.S. Marshals 15 Most Wanted List . He was captured in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico on October 4, 2012, and was extradited back to New Mexico in 2014 . He had been working as an assassin for the Zetas cartel . </P> <P> The Curry County Adult Detention Center contained 188 inmates at the time of the jailbreak, including 141 males and 47 females . County Manager Lance Pyle said he had known since early 2008 that video surveillance at the jail was in need of repairs and revamping . At the time of the jailbreak there were 24 cameras at the facility, three of which outside . Pyle said footage was only stored for a few days, visibility was poor, blind spots exist and additional cameras were needed . On August 27, Curry County commissioners approved a bid for a $166,000 system that would increase the number of cameras to 76, with 13 more outside . A jail management board was implemented to oversee the facility and sheriff department officials were temporarily reassigned to assist jail administrators with facility management . Visiting privileges for all inmates were suspended after the escape, but were reinstated in early September . Educational programs, along with religious and library services, were suspended in light of the escape because officials said prisoners could smuggle contraband and manipulate teachers . The programs were already under review prior to the escape, but jail officials said they would still eventually be reinstated because they were believed to curb recidivism . </P> <P> County commissioners began seeking an architect to review other changes at the jail after the escape . Officials said there was a need for additional security doors and were several issues with the existing doors, intercom systems and the control board that operates doors . Officials said inmates regularly found creative ways to keep their cell doors from being closed, including using dominoes and wet toilet paper . Doors that had been removed from the women's annex cells in 2007 were reinstalled in September, and additional security and officials were installed to watch the female inmates . Officials also installed iron bars and a locked door as a boundary between detention officers and inmates, in place of what used to be a simple line on the floor . Eight new officers were hired by October and officials said the training process for new guards was improved . Officer stations were designed to allow 360 - degree visibility of the pods and windows were covered with one - way tint so the prisoners could not see outside . Routine searches by drug - sniffing dogs were also implemented at the jail . </P> <P> As of mid-September, police, jail and county officials had failed to address why detention officers were not aware of the escape even though it took about seven hours to complete . No detention center employees have been disciplined, fired, placed on leave or resigned . An independent assessment of the detention center by the New Mexico Association of Counties was ordered in response to the escape, and District Attorney Chandler said one of the driving factors would be whether any jail employees were criminally liable . Chandler assured the public any uncovered criminal activity would result in charges: "I am pretty bothered by the fact that these guys we caught the first time are out, that our victims can't sleep comfortably and that the community (has had to be on alert)." </P>

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