Ruddy has been ordered held without bail at the Union County Jail pending a first appearance on an escape charge. No lawyer has been assigned.
He was first admitted to the jail June 1 for a parole violation.
Due to his low-risk status, he was assigned to a trash removal detail on Elizabethtown Plaza. He ran off just after midnight on June 29.
Romankow says jail procedures are being reviewed.
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