Six prisoners, including three convicted murderers, broke out of a private prison Saturday night, authorities said.
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The six were in an outdoor recreation area with other prisoners about 7:40 p.m. when they cut through three fences surrounding the Central Arizona Detention Center and fled into the desert, said Susan Hart, a spokeswoman for the company that operates the prison.Two of the inmates - one a convicted murderer, the other a convicted burglar - were apprehended at a Florence convenience store around 11 p.m., Hart said.