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Chinese migrant escapes

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - A search got underway in Prince George Thursday afternoon after one of the Chinese boat people being held at the Prince George jail managed to escape.

Corrections officials say the man got away from the jail's exercise yard. Several police and corrections officials recaptured the man after an eight-hour search.

The escape comes the same day that an advocacy group for the Chinese migrants demanded an inquiry into how Corrections B.C. treats them.

The group, known as DARE, alleges the prisoners are being subjected to beatings and solitary confinement. But Sheldon Green, who speaks for Corrections B.C., says DARE's claims are untrue. Green says two independent organizations have looked into similar claims before, and didn't find anything wrong.

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