Accomplice in prison break walks free after nearly two years

The woman who helped a convicted murderer escape from prison in a dog crate is out of federal prison.

Toby Young was released May 23 from a halfway house after serving nearly two years at the Federal Detention Center in Houston.

The former prison volunteer helped John Manard escape inside a dog crate.

Two years ago, she snuck him out in a van she used for a dog training program at the prison.

Toby Young, 49

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