A New Jersey Department of Corrections spokesperson confirms that authorities caught up with 74-year-old Enrique Silva in Florida.
Silva escaped from a work detail at Riverfront State Prison in Camden in May of 1995.
Officials say he was serving an eight- to 20-year term for possession and distribution of narcotics.
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