Last February I had this blog post about a prison volunteer who worked with Safe Harbor Prison dogs, an organization that has inmates training shelter dogs. It was initially thought Toby Young had been kidnapped by an inmate who'd escaped. But it soon came to light she was part of the plan. Today, she pleaded guilty in court. From the Associated Press:

As part of the deal, Toby Young will be sentenced to 21 months, said Leavenworth County prosecutor Frank Kohl. Had the case gone to trial, Young could have faced a sentence ranging from probation to 32 months.

"It was an appropriate disposition," Kohl said. It addresses what she did."

Young, 48, pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting aggravated escape and introducing contraband - a cell phone - into the prison.

The married mother of two admitted she drove John Manard, who was placed in a dog crate, from the Lansing Correctional Facility on Feb. 12 in her van. Manard, 27, was serving a life term for murder.

After a highly publicized search, the two were arrested Feb. 24 near Chattanooga, Tenn., where they had rented a secluded cabin.

What an idiot!!

What is it with these women who become infatuated with convicted murders? Toby Young has not only messed up her own life but the lives of her two children and her husband. I do not believe she considered the consequences of her actions and what it would do to her family and friends. I am glad they both got caught and she is being punished for her role in the escape. Toby Young has lost not only her freedom but so much more. I hope she realizes what a stupid mistake she made! Don't let something like this take away the good that all volunteers do which is many.