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.
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
Despite restraints on his wrists and ankles, the inmate evaded multiple agents in a busy terminal and slipped onto the light rail undetected
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Deputy Chief Ruben Vela has been suspended and 30-year department veteran, Captain Avery Walker, has been named acting jail administrator
The inmate has been captured in Kentucky after escaping an Alabama prison
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Corey Aris Davis, 30, was discovered missing from his cell at the St. Clair Correctional Facility during a security check
The inmate said he escaped because his daughter was sick and later apologized
The escaped Wyo. inmate and correctional facility employee accused of helping him break out were arrested in Georgia
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A resident alerted authorities after seeing the inmate at a restaurant more than 200 miles southeast of the prison
Inmate Shalom Mendoza walked away from San Quentin State Prison and is believed to have carjacked a vehicle overnight
The inmates were part of a work crew when they consumed hand sanitizer and broke out through a gate last month
The officer was driving on the highway when he noticed the inmate flagging him from the side of the road had handcuffs hanging off one of his wrists
The inmate was still wearing the jail-issued yellow jumpsuit when authorities found her in the tub
Officials said the homeowner’s actions “are a textbook example of what type of actions the Protection of Persons and Property Act seek to provide absolute criminal immunity for.”
The recipient alerted authorities to the inmate’s plan
The deputy was treated at a local hospital and released
The inmate was one of two prisoners who beat up two COs in a planned escape
The inmate escaped from the Payne County Jail on Thursday after he assumed the identity of a cellmate who was being released on bond
Officials say he escaped by posing as a cellmate and posting bond for that inmate
The 47-year-old inmate was sent to death row in 2003, after being part of one of the largest prison escapes in Texas history
The correctional officer who was removing trash with the inmate has been suspended pending an investigation
The inmate was captured after he crashed the stolen truck on a highway in Nebraska
Brevard County deputies used a GPS tracker on a stolen decommissioned cruiser to find a man who escaped from a Brevard County Jail work release site
Raymond Aguero, 28, climbed over a gate at the rear dock of the jail’s south tower just west of downtown Dallas around 7:15 p.m. Friday
Deputies say the inmates drank sanitizer from a container in the jail van, took off on a four-wheeler and broke through a gate while on work detail
Joshua Gullat was cleaning bathrooms at the jail when he slipped out a side door and through a gate
The inmate was being held on charges of evading arrest, resisting arrest, unlawful carrying of a weapon, burglary of a vehicle, driving while intoxicated and drug possession
Luis Clarke, 25, was caught when he tried to get into an Uber car he ordered through the delivery driver’s phone
An armed robber serving life in prison staged a daring escape by creeping into a cart, piled with mounds of trash, to reach freedom
The COs were transporting the inmate from Riverside, Calif., to Pueblo County Colorado on a warrant for auto theft, burglary and contempt of court
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