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.
The escaped inmate fled when Lady Lake police officers arrived at the woman’s house; he ran a short distance before turning around and giving himself up
The four inmates exited through the perimeter fence during recreational time in the yard, Tangipahoa Sheriff Daniel Edwards said
On the brink of her retirement from corrections, Vicky White aided convicted felon Casey White’s escape, resulting in an 11-day manhunt and her suicide upon capture
Troopers were responding to calls of a second attempted bank robbery when they spotted James Morales
Authorities say a massive search is underway after a man who escaped from a federal prison in Rhode Island allegedly attempted to rob a bank
Police sent an automated call to residents telling them not to approach James Morales if spotted in town
James Morales is charged with stealing 16 guns from a U.S. Army Reserve Center and faces child rape charges
The warden says ex-Army reservist James Morales escaped Saturday by climbing a basketball hoop to reach a rooftop
Four other people also face charges of assisting the escapees “in various ways while on the run”
The sheriff said prior plumbing repairs had loosened the concrete holding the toilet and leaking water had rusted the bolts
The inmates escaped the Cocke County Jail via a loose toilet, which they removed and then climbed through the hole in the wall where it once had been
The inmate escaped a hospital’s emergency department and carjacked a vehicle
Robert Stackowitz escaped from a prison work camp in Carrolton, Georgia, in 1968 while serving a 17-year sentence for robbery
The officer was stabbed multiple times, but is recovering from her injuries
The sheriff’s office said Laron Campbell was taken back into custody and was being transported back to Santa Clara County
Officials say the men escaped from a dormitory that lacks security cameras and where guards stationed at one end of a hallway can’t easily see into individual cells
Officials say a search for two inmates led authorities to a motel where several people were taken into custody
A Northern California sheriff is promising to capture a pair of men who sawed their way out of a California jail.
Sheriff’s Sgt. Rich Glennon said four inmates got out through a second-floor window of the county’s main jail and two were captured almost immediately
The inmates cut their way through the bars of a second-story window and rappelled down the side of the jail using a makeshift rope of bedding and clothing
James A. Hogue was arrested in Aspen, where he had been squatting in an illegally built shack
The jail inmate gunned down two bailiffs during an escape attempt
Two inmates involved in a statewide manhunt in March pleaded not guilty Monday on charges of escaping from the back of a prison van
Authorities say the inmate plotted to ambush and kill a sheriff’s correction officer
While in an airport bathroom, authorities say the inmate attacked the deputy, who then shot him in the hand as he tried to escape
Several escape attempts, including one in which a CO was bound and gagged, landed the inmate in isolation, although officials have described him as a model inmate over the past 25 years
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered prison officials to end a convicted murderer’s stay in solitary confinement after 36 years
The Oklahoma Department of Corrections said Friday that officers found the false wall while searching for contraband
Officials are searching for Cesco James Earl Wilson who escaped from the jail during kitchen duty
Deputies outfitted murder suspects Brian Javon Brown and Christian Eberhardt with special vests that COs can use to hit their bodies with electric current
Christopher Boscacci’s attempted flight from jail was caught on camera by two Santa Clara County deputies
Deputies say the inmates weren’t armed at the time of the escape, but they should be considered dangerous
An owner of a dairy facility held escaped inmate Ismael Ramirez Reyes at gunpoint until law enforcement arrived
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