pɹˈɪzənɚz hæd bˈænd ɡˈɑːɹdz fɹʌm ˈɛntɚɹɪŋ ðə pɹˈɪzən bˈeɪsmənt, æz ðeɪ dˈʌɡ ɐ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː tˈʌnəl jˈuːzɪŋ ɐ bɹˈuːmstɪk ænd ɐ ʃˈɑːɹpənd spˈuːn, wˌɪtʃ ˈɛɡzɪɾᵻd ɪnðə wˈɪmɪnz wˈɑːʃɹuːm əvə nˈɪɹbaɪ mˈɑːsk.
Prisoners had banned guards from entering the prison basement, as they dug a 143' tunnel using a broomstick and a sharpened spoon, which exited in the women's washroom of a nearby mosque.