Escapes
Escapes are one of the most critical challenges faced by correctional facilities. This directory provides articles and resources on escape prevention, response strategies, and analysis of past incidents. Understanding the causes and methods of escapes is essential for improving security measures and reducing the risk of such events. Explore our section on Correctional Facility Security for insights into strengthening facility security.
Derrick Groves, caught months after escaping through a jail wall, was sentenced for killing two men during a 2018 Mardi Gras party
Inmates used cords, rope and other materials left behind by contractors to scale down from the St. Landry Parish Jail’s roof, video shows
Skylar Meade was originally facing the death penalty but avoided it by admitting guilt and agreeing to a no-parole sentence
All four missing Chesterfield County inmates are now in custody after escaping
The second Chesterfield County Detention Center inmate was found in North Carolina, more than 200 miles from the jail
The Deep Creek Youth Academy inmates assaulted an officer with a sock filled with a shower head; they then overpowered him, taking his keys and radio
The Chesterfield County Detention Center escapee fled after a Richland County deputy saw him break into a car; K-9 Kiro successfully tracked the inmate who was then apprehended
Caleb Lee Duerr escaped Plumas County jail after he went through two fenced areas and caught a ride from a person at O’Reilly’s Auto parts store in Quincy
The men were being held at the Chesterfield County Detention Center, according to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
Danilo Cavalcante scaled a wall in a prison exercise yard and fled into the woods; during his 14-day escape, he traveled at night, stealing supplies from nearby homes
State officials didn’t say when the man escaped, but said the Cañon City Search Team was immediately activated and law enforcement was notified when COs noticed the escape
“Jailbreak: Love on the Run” charts Vicky White’s 17 years working as a Lauderdale County CO, with coworkers noting her behavior leading up to the escape was erratic
“Jailbreak: Love on the Run” shows how Vicky White played a role in thwarting other officers’ romances with inmates before helping Casey White escape
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Danilo Cavalcante escaped in 2023 from Chester County Prison by crab-walking up between two walls in an exercise yard, then climbing over razor wire and jumping from a roof
John Manard escaped in 2006 with the help of a woman who ran a dog rehabilitation program; A CO who recognized the woman did not thoroughly search the van at the time
The DeSoto County jail employee was charged with conveying articles useful for the escape of a prisoner, the Mississippi DOC said
The Westmoreland County warden said the preliminary report wrongly claimed the inmate stuffed paper into the lock, misleading COs to think the door was secure
Ramone Alston was captured on Aug. 16, more than 24 hours after escaping while he was being transported to a hospital
Ramone Alston, who has not been seen since Aug. 13, is serving a life sentence for the murder of a 14-month-old girl in 2015
The man has been on the run since Aug. 13, after he removed his leg restraints during a prison-van ride to a hospital for a medical appointment
The juveniles from Long Creek Youth Development Center led police on a three-day manhunt; they stole at least three cars and crashed two during that time
The man, who was convicted of rape in 1983, was released from prison in 1995 and placed in a halfway house; he was recaptured in June, 29 years after he was last seen
Flagler County Sheriff’s Office body cam video shows the inmate was practically invisible when the K-9 sniffed him out, bit down on his forearm and dragged him into the open
Video from Miami Beach PD shows the inmate, who escaped out of a New Hampshire facility, holding the victims in a chokehold
The 18-year-old, who had been on the run since April 1, escaped after he pushed a corrections officer, causing her to fall and hit her head
The man, who was in custody for a fatal brawl, was convicted of aiding two inmates’ escape by cutting a fence hole at the Philadelphia Industrial Correction Center in 2023
Idaho DOC officers were preparing to transport the inmate from a Boise hospital back to prison when the inmate’s accomplice outside the hospital began shooting
The FBI closed the case in 1979 and today maintains that “the odds were clearly against these men,” but a new book claims the escapees supposedly flew to South America
After Steven Craig Johnson escaped Mill Creek Correctional Facility in 1994, Oregon DOC called him a pedophile who presented “a high probability of victimizing pre-teen boys”
The inmate escaped from Jasper County deputies outside a courthouse and fled to Georgia, where family members convinced him to turn himself in
When bail was posted for Drake Partington, his half-brother Billy falsely claimed to be Drake and did not correct officers during the inmate release procedure, court records show
The inmate fled the Delta Conservation Camp in Suisun City, California, on Nov. 15, 2011
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