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.
Two IDOC officers were shot by Nicholas Umphenour in a hospital ambush that helped an inmate escape; a third CO was mistakenly injured by a Boise PD officer
Vicky’s manipulation wasn’t just about charm or deception — it was rooted in her deep understanding of power dynamics
All four missing Chesterfield County inmates are now in custody after escaping
Gregory Keith McCluskey, 38, walked away from his assigned job location Sunday before being caught Tuesday afternoon
Justin Tyquiengco was serving a six-year sentence for robbery with use of a firearm
A sheriff’s deputy found Arnold Nash walking along a road Tuesday morning after escaping last Thursday
Arnold Nash escaped from a minimum security unit last Thursday and has not been seen since
Gregory Keith McCluskey, 38, walked away from his assigned job location Sunday
65-year-old Arnold Nash was last seen Thursday evening
Corrections spokesman Ken Pastorick said the men escaped by scaling a fence along the prison’s perimeter
Michael Jeffrey Scott escaped from jail by climbing out of a hole in his holding cell ceiling
Officials say the woman was able to slip through a perimeter fence during recreation time
One of the two inmates has been taken into custody
Tony Krueger, 20, escaped in a transport vehicle and led officers on a six-hour manhunt Wednesday
Officials say Brandon Viator, 46, removed leg shackles during transport, drove away with mother
The couple got away with it until a real deputy called the detention center two days later
Authorities say man escaped custody during transport and stole a police vehicle
The inmates sprayed bleach in the eyes of one worker and assaulted the other, causing injuries to his ribs
Security camera images show the inmates climbing down from a drain pipe at the front of the sheriff’s office
The five inmates are now back in custody
Five inmates escaped from the Marshall County jail, with three of them still on the run
CO Ronald “R.J.” Johnson was killed in a failed prison escape attempt in April 2011
The state agreed to the change of venue out of “an abundance of caution”
Sheriff’s officials said the inmate slipped out of his handcuffs, shattered the passenger-side window and climbed atop the patrol car
Body cam video shows an escaped inmate who had been on the run for two months being arrested by authorities
Police said an inmate is back in custody after he unbuckled himself from an ambulance and ran away
The publisher of a weekly newspaper in south Mississippi says he unwittingly gave a car ride to a convicted murderer who had just escaped from a state prison
Curtis Green and two other inmates overpowered and attacked an officer in the Orangeburg County detention center and escaped on May 19
The inmates reportedly used a an electrical outlet, toilet paper and an empty toothpaste tube to spark the blaze
Prosecutors said Giovanni Herrin fabricated three medical emergencies over two days in early July as part of an ongoing plan to escape custody
In order to function properly during emergency situations, we must get to know and work with all agencies in our criminal justice system
The inmate had been placed on a gurney with his wrists and ankles in restraints when he managed to get free
The helicopter pilot who was forced to take part in the jailbreak of Redoine Faid has told of how he was taken by surprise, beaten with pistol butts and threatened