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Reymar Wright was having a bit of a bad day.
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As solicitor Graham Lamond explained it, Wright just wanted to “clear his head”.
But in so doing he also cleared the boundary of the Mannus jail near Tumbarumba.
“It’s certainly an unusual matter,” Mr Lamond said.
He said it was “not clear” if Wright was running away, though his client “would indicate he was not”.
Wright’s actions landed him in Albury Local Court on Monday via video link from Junee jail, pleading guilty to inmate escape or attempt to escape from lawful custody.
The court heard Wright had a history of offending back in his home town of Wollongong.
It all stemmed, Mr Lamond said, from Wright’s methamphetamine addiction.
Mr Lamond said it was “frustrating” for Wright that he had just three months left of his six-month sentence at the low-security jail when the “break-out” happened last Friday.
Magistrate Tony Murray said it appeared that this sentence was “the first time he has gone into custody too”.
Mr Murray said Wright would have been told when he entered Mannus of the ramifications of escaping and also been aware of the jail’s perimeter.
The court heard how Mannus prisoners were not allowed to cross this boundary unless they were on activities authorised for the jail’s superintendent.
Staff saw Wright outside the jail “without a legitimate reason”.
Mr Murray said he had no choice but to give Wright, 31, another two months in jail.
That means he now won’t be released until April 26.
Mr Murray said Wright’s escape meant he would no longer be a low-security C-class prisoner but instead have to serve out his time in maximum security.