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Reports: Many security lapses led to Texas inmate’s escape

FILE - People gather for a community vigil at Tomball High School for the five members of an area family who were killed by an escaped prisoner Friday, June 3, 2022 in Tomball, Texas. Two reviews of the May escape of Gonzalo Lopez, a Texas inmate that resulted in the deaths of five people found a multitude of security lapses, including inadequate strip searches and poorly applied restraints, helped lead to his getaway. The reviews were released Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP, File, File) FILE - This undated photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows Gonzalo Lopez. Two reviews of the May escape of Lopez, a Texas inmate that resulted in the deaths of five people found a multitude of security lapses, including inadequate strip searches and poorly applied restraints, helped lead to his getaway. The reviews were released Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. (Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP, File)