WA escapee broke through two locked doors

A man who broke through two locked doors and four barbed wire fences to escape West Australia's largest prison is receiving treatment in custody for cuts.

Brett Shannon Klimczak, 31, escaped from Acacia Prison on Monday morning but was caught hours later while trying to evade police in Jane Brook.

It was his second escape from a WA jail in four years.

In December 2010, Klimczak used a vehicle to smash his way out of Wooroloo Prison Farm and was on the run for about three weeks before being caught.

Corrective Services Minister Joe Francis said the extensive obstacles Klimczak had to overcome showed he was absolutely determined to break out of Acacia.

"These are significant razor wire fences," Mr Francis said.

"There was a fair bit of blood at the scene."

WA Corrective Services commissioner James McMahon said non-routine and routine 24/7 patrols of Acacia's perimeter were now in place and an investigation into the escape had begun.

Corrective services opposition spokesman Paul Papalia said WA Labor warned the Barnett Government in December that security at the Serco-operated prison Acacia was comprised because of massive overcrowding and understaffing.

Klimczak is the first person to break out of Acacia since Serco took over operations 10 years ago.

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