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.
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
William Lewis spent 40 years on the lam after escaping from a Maryland jail in 1970
Benjamin Lee Small hid in a lockdown cell and used a showerhead in a sock to attack CO Roxanne Powell
Christopher Hunt has a history of attacking law enforcement
Steven Dishman was serving a 7-year sentence for theft of property and burglary convictions when he escaped on May 28, 1985
Workers at the pizza joint watched a man approach the car, but didn’t know it was escaped inmate Bruce Brutsman
Bruce Brutsman was taken to a local hospital after allegedly swallowing a battery
A CO was treated for smoke inhalation
Benjamin Lee Small is still on the run
Joseph “Mad Dog” Sullivan was the only inmate to escape from New York’s Attica prison
Lt. Bill Miller said Patrick Hale held the inmates at gunpoint until deputies arrived, but Hale said he had a weapon on him, “but I never had to draw the weapon”
A homeowner saw inmates Ricky Dubose and Donnie Rowe trying to steal his car and came out with a gun
The inmates were being hunted in the killings of two COs who were overpowered, disarmed and shot to death on a prison bus
The inmates “thoroughly ransacked” a house and took some clothes, leaving their prison uniforms behind
One of the escaped inmates once bragged to a neighbor that police would never figure out that he shot his brother-in-law
Sage Bear and Richard Harvell were caught without incident about 6 miles from Cedar Creek Corrections Center
On the way to receive medical attention, Miguel Garcia attacked the CO, slashed his face and took his gun belt and assault-style rifle
A federal inmate and his fiancee ran a taxi service, ferrying inmates to restaurants, hotels and homes, and returning them to the prison for a fee
Daniel Selby Jr.'s apprehension comes a day after his father, 65-year-old Daniel Selby, was arrested for allegedly helping his son get away
The plan involved hiding in a bottomless wooden box in a big mound of sawdust from the prison’s woodshop that is hauled away periodically by a local farmer
Deputies were transporting Daniel Selby when they say he faked illness, got out of his leg shackles and ran off
Courts cannot routinely shackle defendants “like a bear on a chain” and must decide on a case-by-case basis whether the restraints are necessary to prevent violence or escape
The two inmates asked a CO for water then attacked
An inmate being transported from a different prison hijacked a van full of other prisoners and escaped
Witnesses said that the suspect fired a gun at pursuing troopers during the pursuit
Wesley Correa-Carmenaty pleaded not guilty to charges that he killed a deputy and wounded another during an escape
Two police officers were injured in the altercation
Guaymar Cabrera-Hernandez was at large for nearly 24 hours after he escaped a maximum security federal prison
Police say a struggle ensued between Wesley Correa-Carmenaty and the deputies, and that Correa-Carmenaty managed to grab one’s gun
Wesley Correa-Carmenaty would face life in prison if convicted due to the lack of death penalty in Iowa
