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.
A maintenance worker shut off water to a toilet covering a hole in the wall after an inmate threatened to “shank” him, arrest documents state
Gov. Jeff Landry said a jail audit is underway and called for accountability across the justice system, “except for the police, who seem to be doing their job”
Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson said the escapees broke through a cell wall and used a blind spot to flee undetected, likely with help from inside the facility
Jahquez Scott escaped by wearing a mask and pretending to be another detainee who was set for release
Jahquez Scott, who swapped identities with another man, is at large and “should be considered armed and dangerous”
One inmate shoved the first officer and began assaulting a second who responded to assist; the second inmate ran out of his cell and viciously kicked a female officer
Katherine Wooderick was the driver that picked up inmates Thomas Deering and James Newman after they escaped
Advocates said the dramatic incidents underscored their call for youths to be released to their homes
Holly Marie Zimdahl, a Columbia Correctional Institution kitchen worker, was charged for helping them escape
The inmates were identified as James Newman, 37, and Thomas Deering, a 46-year-old registered sex offender
The Colquitt County Sherriff’s Office announced the capture of inmates Benjamin David Burns and Emanuel Xavier Smith on Facebook
Fernando Gustavo Casteneda-Sandoval, 31, is still on the run after a group of inmates escaped by breaking open a fire door with a table
Nine inmates escaped the minimum-security unit on Monday, hours after an inmate tested positive for COVID-19
All nine women were from the same minimum-security unit as the inmate who tested positive for COVID-19
Fourteen inmates escaped by breaking open a fire door with a table; police captured eight offenders but are still searching for the other six
As soon as he set foot in Sammy’s, the inmate was all but bound to get caught
Kaleb Wiewandt escaped by posing as a fellow inmate due to be released
The five inmates are accused of breaking a first-floor window and escaping a correction center two weeks ago
Recent changes in the law have kept inmates from being sent to prison, instead placing them in treatment programs from which they can escape
A marshal’s task force is still searching for the final inmate who escaped out a broken window
Jessica Boomershine is up in the ceiling for all of 15 seconds before the tiles give way and she falls to the floor
Two other inmates remain at large after breaking a window and escaping custody
The 24-year-old left the same facility from which five men fled after breaking a window
Officials say a female inmate did not return to the facility after a supervised release over the weekend
Authorities are still searching for the remaining inmates, who fled after breaking out a first-floor window
The men broke out of a first-floor window of a community-based adult correctional facility housing felony prisoners
Mitchell was sentenced for her role in providing the tools for two men escape from Clinton Correctional Facility in 2015
The inmate is facing numerous charges and the sheriff’s office is tightening security and changing policies as a result
Officials say the inmate apparently walked away from a work release facility
The inmate was supposed to be locked up while in Ohio and then returned to Michigan at the end of the case
The deputy who was attacked was not seriously injured
David May, who was convicted of aggravated assault, is in custody; Dillion Williams has not been found yet
Jose Chico Romero, 64, escaped from a work crew in South Carolina in 1979, but was captured in Delaware on New Year’s Day
