A Springfield woman old has been sentenced to 11 months’ in prison for conspiracy to help prisoners escape from the Sangamon County Jail.
The government presented evidence that 28 year old Allison Poorman, along with a co-defendant, provided various contraband items to 2 inmates while they were incarcerated in the Sangamon County Jail.
The items were intended to escape from the jail. Some of the items smuggled into the jail included a hack saw, saw blades, zip ties, a cutting glove, a small pry bar, a handcuff key, rope, smoke bombs, and a cellular telephone. Their efforts were thwarted by an anonymous call to the jail.
U.S. District Court Judge Sue Myerscough described the effort taken to assist the inmates escape as one of the most elaborate she has seen.