A prisoner who allegedly escaped Langi Kal Kal prison and was on the run for 45 days has appeared in court, after his arrest in Ballarat.
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Daniel Briffa appeared in the Ballarat Magistrates' Court on Thursday, October 19, after he was arrested by detectives from the Fugitive Squad and Ballarat Crime Investigation Unit at a home in Ballarat East about 10.30am.
The 50 year-old faced one charge of escaping from prison and did not apply for bail.
Defence counsel for Briffa entered a guilty plea before Magistrate Mark Stratmann.
The plea will be heard on November 28, 2023.
Briffa's lawyer said he was withdrawing from methamphetamine and was suffering from cirrhosis.
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