Dijon prison, built in 1853, is in poor condition, with 311 inmates for 180 places, according to the justice ministry ARNAUD FINISTRE

French police on Friday caught one of two detainees who used bed sheets to escape from prison a day earlier after sawing through their cell bars, with investigators suspecting a drone delivered them the jagged blades.

The fugitive was sitting in a village bar drinking coffee in the area of Bey when elite police officers swooped, sources with knowledge of the matter told AFP, asking to remain unnamed because not allowed to talk to the press.

France has some of the worst prison overcrowding in Europe, and staff unions have complained the state is neglecting normal jails as it moves narco criminals into new high-security prisons.

The man was arrested sout

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