two inmates sentenced to life, charles walker, joseph jenkins, gained their freedom by gaining the system. they used fake release papers that included a forged signature from a judge. the men played the dupe so well, they even registered as a jail as felons after they got out. cnn s nick valencia is live at the franklin county correction institute where the men were supposed to be locked up. nick, how long have they been free now? reporter: good morning, one man has been free since late last month, the other at least a week and a half. the orange county sheriff s department said they have legitimate reason to believe those two men are still in the state of florida. there have been tips being received in terms of legitimate spottings. reporter: two convicted killers on the loose, days after they use the forged documents to get an early release from prison. but how did they dupe the system?
$10,000 reward each for their arrest. charles walker and joseph jenkins have been free awhile now, using forged documents, although authorities only learned of their escape this week. nick valencia has more. there have been tips in regards to spottings. reporter: two convicted killers on the loose, three after they forged documents to get early release from prison. how did they dupe the system? that s a question no one seems to be able to answer and a mistake no one wants to own. so i am not here to point fingers at anyone. there will be plenty of that to go around eventually i am sure. reporter: in between the fingers her fingers is a letter from florida department of corrections about her son s killer, charles walker. it says his release was beyond their control. we are in shock. we are frightened. and we feel let down that the