Three corrections officers stood down after third bikie escapes custody | ABC NEWS

Three Northern Territory corrective service officers have been stood down with pay, following the escape of a third prisoner with ties to the underworld in just four weeks.

Mongols associate Isaac Thompson spent three days on the run after he sprinted from guards while being escorted from an ambulance into Royal Darwin Hospital on Sunday night.

The debacle now sparking an external review into the NT's Department of Corrections. Courtney Barrett-Peters has this report for ABC News Northern Territory.

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