Police say the prisoner gave officers the slip at 11:05 Tuesday night at Hahnemann Hospital, despite the fact that he was handcuffed.
Investigators have not said why he was at the hospital.
He didn't get very far.
By 11:30 officers found the man near Juniper and Vine streets and put him in a police wagon.
The prisoner faces several new charges stemming from his escape.
Police have not indicated why he was first arrested.
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