Police have launched a manhunt for two convicted murderers who escaped from a Florida prison last month by forging release documents, USA Today reports.

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Joseph Jenkins and Charles Walker, who were both serving life sentences, both walked out of high security facilities within days of registering as felons by using false paperwork that reduced their sentences to 15 years.

It is not yet clear who made the documents or whether the two cases are related, but both included forged signatures from the same prosecutor's office and judge.

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