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 inmates, ages 14 and 15, fled after they overpowered and took a Jenkins County deputy’s 45-automatic handgun and knocked him unconscious with it
Police tracked the inmate and his accomplice down about 36 hours after their escape, but the pair is also suspected in the killings of two men while they were on the run
Correctional officers found the inmate on a highway about 100 yards from the Kauai Community Correctional Center less than 10 minutes after he escaped
Lawmakers approved a GOP-spending plan with $1.9B for prisons
The inmate drove the van into a parked vehicle before slamming into the main gate
They were last seen wearing gray sweatshirts, blue shirts and blue jeans
Authorities are searching for 33-year-old Rafael McCloud
A judge sentenced him to six months in jail and about $5K in fines
At least two deaths have been tied to the early releases
The body of the 16-year-old was later found
The bill would impose a $5K fine for flying a drone over a state prison
Ly Hoa Le said she was unaware of the escape at Orange County Central Men’s Jail
The roof was critical to the inmates’ escape plan
Justice of the Peace Rodney Burr gave authorities two weeks to move Wright to California
A sheriff’s department statement says no additional charges will be filed
The agreement came after a year of negotiations involving the civil rights lawsuit filed in 2013
Bac Duong, Hossein Nayeri and Jonathan Tieu cut through steel plates and bars as they escaped
Anyone who sees Rowvontae Tarrell Walker, 19, is asked not to approach him
Sweat was already serving life in prison without the possibility of parole for a previous murder conviction
Finding 37-year-old Steven Lawrence Wright is the No. 1 priority of the sheriff’s department
The man was held captive at gunpoint for a week after picking up the men on Jan. 22
Six days after their breakout, and 400 miles to the north, fugitives Hossein Nayeri and Bac Duong came to blows
Inmates Hossein Nayeri, 37, Jonathan Tieu, 20, and Bac Duong, 43, escaped Central Men’s Jail on Jan. 22
The three men had all been jailed and awaiting trial on charges in separate violent crimes
Their need for strong tools to cut their way out had led to investigators believing they must have had help
The men escaped Friday from the jail after cutting a hole in a metal grate then crawling through plumbing tunnels
The order came shortly after he served time in state prison on a 1997 burglary conviction
Hundreds of officers are focusing on neighborhoods where the trio charged with violent crimes could be hiding
Somehow, the men obtained tools, cut through a quarter-inch-thick grill on a wall and got into plumbing tunnels
Investigators pursuing several leads in search for inmates who masterminded brazen escape from a maximum-security jail
The center allows eligible participants to serve the remainder of their sentence in a community program versus prison
It took about 15 minutes to secure El Chapo’s house
That process will probably take ‘one year or longer’
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