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.
Violence erupted at a Boise hospital as Idaho Department of Correction officers were preparing to transport the inmate back to prison after he was treated for injuries
The Long Creek Youth Development Center is little more than half-staffed and nearly closed down in 2023, according to the Maine DOC
The inmate bolted towards the perimeter fencing and proceeded to climb the fence when he was spotted by 24-year-old CO Cody Cabler, who was working the picket
Authorities are still searching for inmate’s head
The inmates escaped Sunday night through a gap in a shower area
They pried loose a piece of metal in the shower area and slipped through a gap between a metal plate and a cinder block wall
A second escaped patient was apprehended Friday night after cross-state manhunt
Second inmate was arrested at a hotel after resisting police
Both patients spent five months loosening window bolts to escape
Both inmates escaped from a prison transport van on Monday
Both men were being treated for mental illnesses by court order
Authorities continue to search for escaped inmate
Walton County Sheriff’s officials say they were notified by a private company that transports prisoners
Both officers reported being on duty for 37 hours straight when escape occurred
Officers using search dogs were combing the area for 26-year-old Kevin Singleton
John Modie, an inmate serving time for the murder of a woman at his home, was captured in Nelsonville
Deandrea J. Farlow was last seen Sunday night in his assigned dorm
Virginia mental health officials issued a report last week detailing clerical errors
John Modie was reported missing from the Southeastern Correctional Complex in Nelsonville
Two daring inmates can be seen escaping from a Quebec detention center back in 2013
The inmate he was attempting to pick up had completed his state time
The incident escalated into a fight in which the CO and inmate ‘started swinging closed fist(s) at one another’
CO also has been accused of leaving inmates unattended in a hot vehicle
Jesus S. Quintana has been booked on suspicion of two counts each of assisting escape and furnishing articles for a prisoner’s escape
Agents served the arrest warrant for Olivia Cruz at the Sandoval County jail, where she was being held on unrelated charges
Both convicts were taken back into custody last weekend in Albuquerque
Homeless man who pointed police toward two inmates who had escaped from jail will get the lion’s share of a reward set up for their successful capture
The escapees’ biggest mistake was traveling north to Albuquerque instead of south to the Mexican border
The guidance is aimed at curbing practices that the Justice Department says run afoul of the Constitution
The jail had already banned all nonwhite paper
Police say the homeowner shot Rafael McCloud in the head and killed him
Rafael McCloud, 34, escaped using a homemade shank to take an employee hostage and grab his keys
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