Escaped inmate caught in central Australia

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Camera IconPolice are warning people not to approach a man who's escaped from prison in central Australia. Credit: AAP

A crack unit of Northern Territory police has caught an escaped prisoner, who'd spent a night on the run in central Australia.

Alek Brumby, 30, fled the Alice Springs Correctional Centre late on Monday.

Strike Force Viper arrested him on Tuesday 25km away at a home in the town's south, NT police said.

The Alice Springs prison holds prisoners of all security levels with a focus on rehabilitation and reintegration.

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