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.
Grant Hardin’s escape happened because a staff member at the back gate failed to confirm his identity, the ADOC director said
Darriana Burton, who previously worked at the Orleans Parish Jail, is accused of helping her boyfriend — a convicted murderer — and nine others escape through a faulty cell door
Grant Hardin, dubbed the “Devil in the Ozarks,” was found just 1.5 miles from the Calico Rock prison he walked out of by impersonating a corrections officer
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
Gov. Phil Bryant has directed “the use of all necessary assets and personnel” to find the two inmates who escaped from the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman
The outlaw killed his wife with an ax and was last seen after escaping from jail in 1916
The assault and murder of corrections administrator Debra Johnson has led to questions in court hearings about security at the West Tennessee State Penitentiary
The teenager was taken into custody along with two other individuals in the apartment with him
The officers have been accused of facilitating the escape after four teenagers were left unsupervised
Authorities say a fourth teenager is still at large
Authorities are still searching for the two other teenagers
The teens were on work detail and escaped when their supervisor left to respond to a fight
Police spotted escapee Joseph Keith Edwards in a car that was reported stolen
Curtis Watson is charged with murdering a corrections administrator before escaping
The two men’s escape is still being investigated after officers found a hole in the bathroom ceiling used in the escape
The inmates made an eight-inch wide hole in a blind spot, escaped through a section of construction fencing outside the jail
John Gillespie tried to run over state trooper, was captured following standoff
There are some key steps correctional officers can take to prepare for a safe and effective response to a prison escape
The inmate is the first of four tried on charges of killing two COs, a maintenance worker and a sewing plant manager