The recent escape of a man convicted of attempted murderer from a Trenton halfway house has prompted calls for a security review of the facility.

On Monday, Jerome Reid, who was finishing a sentence for the attempted murder of a state trooper, escaped from the Bo Robinson Center after he crawled over a razor wire fence. He was caught the next day at a hospital in Vineland.

Some residents say they didn?t know someone escaped from the center. They added a lack of communication is just one of many concerns they have about the facility.

Trenton Mayor Doug Palmer said his administration will work on a better communication system to alert police and residents of incidents at the facility.

The facility opened approximately 10 years ago near the Trenton-Hamilton Township border. It helps people who are finishing their prison sentences transition back into the community, in the hope of preventing them from returning to prison.

The mayors of Trenton and Hamilton are calling for a review of the center?s security as well as the state?s criteria for choosing the center?s participants. Hamilton Mayor Glen Gilmore feels that while the center is a worthy cause, it may not be right for people convicted of violent crimes.

The owners of the Bo Robinson Center say they are planning a security audit to look at potential changes in time for an expansion that will allow it to double its occupancy.