The prisoners include Marvin Pec, Johny Matus and Austin Sutherland who were all being held in a cell as they were scheduled to appear before the Court in separate matters today.

But last night, instead of preparing what to tell the judge, the men instead spent the night sawing through the cell bars with some kind of blade or sharp object, making enough space to squeeze out, and then scaling the jailhouse fence to escape.

All of it was captured on surveillance video - which apparently no police was monitoring. The prisoners also did their work around the schedule of officers who visit the cell block intermittently.

But, police - probably too embarrassed - have said nothing about the escape; there has been no posters or pictures with the particulars of the men on the run, and no official information to the media.

Pec was recently charged by the Police for aggravated burglary, Sutherland was on remand and was to appear in court in relation to a 2013 burglary case, and Matus was also on remand for alleged burglary.