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 18-year-old, who had been on the run since April 1, escaped after he pushed a corrections officer, causing her to fall and hit her head
The man, who was in custody for a fatal brawl, was convicted of aiding two inmates’ escape by cutting a fence hole at the Philadelphia Industrial Correction Center in 2023
Idaho DOC officers were preparing to transport the inmate from a Boise hospital back to prison when the inmate’s accomplice outside the hospital began shooting
Officials say inmates have been escaping for years through a hole in the fence
Joyce Mitchell helped convicted murderers Richard Matt and David Sweat escape from prison in June 2015
The inmate escaped while being transported by Kentucky deputies
The video shows five men standing inside a prison cell as they pledged loyalty to the notorious drug lord
Authorities say after escaping, he tried to rob banks by passing tellers a note urging them to “be calm, be cool.” He left both banks emptyhanded
They were part of an inmate firefighting crew based at Alder Conservation Camp near Klamath
Last week, Jumoke Johnson escaped from a federal halfway house and cut off his GPS monitor
The escape has yet to be investigated by any outside agency, and an internal investigation has left several key questions still unanswered
The judge approved a detention order based on Jason Morales’ flight risk and danger to the community
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
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