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 juveniles from Long Creek Youth Development Center led police on a three-day manhunt; they stole at least three cars and crashed two during that time
The man, who was convicted of rape in 1983, was released from prison in 1995 and placed in a halfway house; he was recaptured in June, 29 years after he was last seen
Flagler County Sheriff’s Office body cam video shows the inmate was practically invisible when the K-9 sniffed him out, bit down on his forearm and dragged him into the open
Authorities are still searching for an inmate who escaped from a male community re-entry program facility in Los Angeles
The letter to his ex-wife said he was “going on the run” or would “die trying”
Dayonte Resiles was captured without incident late Wednesday
Dayonte Resiles got away with the help of four other accomplices, all of whom have been arrested
The escape is the state’s 11th in two years
Authorities say an inmate at a Florida courthouse managed to get a jail deputy’s handcuff key four days after a murder suspect escaped
The search for a murder suspect who escaped by bolting from a courtroom became nationwide Saturday as a sheriff said it is believed the man is armed and receiving help
The inmate has been serving 36 to 84 months for burglary since June 2015
The inmate is the fourth person to escape from the jail’s kitchen since 2012
There had been no sightings of the escaped inmate since he picked a lock and fled the county jail on June 28
Deputies convinced Devontay Jenkins, 18, to come down from the roof after he escaped from a holding area
State and city officials are grappling over who should be allowed to stay there
The inmate angered the victim’s family by saying he “liked her” and had “nothing to do with” strangling her a short time after escaping
One prison staffer has been fired and another was suspended without pay after an investigation showed complacency among DOC employees led to the escape
20-year-old Zachary Tankersley was captured after a brief standoff
29-year-old Malcolm Jamal Landfair was apprehended at an undisclosed location
The escape of inmates David Sweat and Richard Matt caused major fallout
Officials suspect the inmates spent weeks carving through stone wall to break out, then stole a truck
Two of the three inmates have escaped once before
An inmate required hospitalization after jumping 40 feet into rock quarry during a failed escape attempt
The inmates were captured on security camera making their escape through a 2x2 hole in the interior and exterior walls of their cell
Quinton Hayes pleaded not guilty to one count of aiding or permitting another to escape lawful custody, reckless conduct, violation of oath by public officer and false statements and writings
Lawmakers called on Gov. Pete Ricketts to approve emergency funding to hire more COs
Department will conduct an internal review to determine whether any policy changes are needed
Arthur Johnson, now 63, was accused of taking part in two escape attempts during his early years in prison, the last time in 1984
67-year-old Billy Burchfield was living under an assumed name, which he took from a cousin who had died
Corrections director Scott Frakes acknowledged that prison employees failed to follow at least four security procedures that would have prevented escape
Investigators tracked him down last year and found the widower living off Social Security benefits under an alias
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