Question

how did the negligence of the prison officers prove to be a boon for evans​

Answer 1

Answer:

the prisoner officers prove to be a pack of "good-for-a-giggle" officers who were no match to the clever evans. first, negligence on there part was not to verify the identity of the German teacher. they could not even identify McLeery,

the imposter who came to the cell right under the nose of the prison authorities.

Answer 2

Explanation:

1. They did not verify the McLeery ,the van driver, and the police officer who 'arrested' Evans.

2. Eventually , it is revealed that they were accomplices of Evans.

3. The superintendent failed to drive McLeery to the hospital and thus, Evans who acted like the injured McLeery was able to escape.