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A murder suspect has been recaptured after escaping from the Fountain Correctional Facility in Atmore, according to the Alabama Department of Corrections.

The department said 48-year-old Jamie Vaughn escaped at 8 a.m. Wednesday and was found about an hour later in Brewton.

The escape prompted a search by law enforcement in Escambia County before Vaughn was taken back into custody.

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