Cuomo: Escaped inmates could be 'anywhere'

As the manhunt for two convicted murderers who escaped from a New York maximum-security prison enters its third day, officials are investigating 150 separate leads.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said Richard Matt and David Sweat could be "anywhere in the country," The New York Times reports. The state has announced a $100,000 reward for anyone with information leading to their capture.

The governor also said he thinks the inmates had help from inside the Clinton Correctional Facility, where they drilled their way out of their cells before 5:30 a.m. Saturday.

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"We're going through the civilian employees and private contractors first," Cuomo said Monday on NBC's Today. "I'd be shocked if a correction guard was involved in this, but they definitely had help, otherwise, they couldn't have done this on their own, even from the equipment point of view."