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.
In the last year, the city’s prison system has dealt with several escapes, including the escape of four incarcerated people within a span of six months
Following the staged escape that wounded three COs, IDOC is working with Centurion Health, its medical health care provider, to find ways to reduce the number of hospital transports
The two wanted men were captured following a brief pursuit; Idaho State Police said they are now investigating whether the pair had killed two people while on the run
Five people have been killed and one Mexican marine wounded in the shootout before his arrest
Federal court documents that said the fugitive was released from custody last month
Local law enforcement agencies also were notified and were reported assisting in the search and apprehension efforts
Jordan M. Green, of Kenton County, walked away from Blackburn Correctional Complex in Lexington after 8 p.m.
Richard Matt and David Sweat made their way through holes they’d cut through the backs their cells
Records show the man escaped a North Carolina prison on June 23, 1986
Jamaican officials say the severed head of a murder suspect who escaped from jail has been found along railroad tracks in a city west of the capital
Sixty-four-year-old Ramon Flores of Cleveland was arrested
Searchers didn’t say how the men were able to elude capture for 15 hours while remaining so close to the prison facility
New York would not break new ground if it established an independent office to monitor the prison system
Colton Harris-Moore was sentenced to 6 years in federal prison for his theft of airplanes
The inmates are classified as ‘walkaways’ because the minimum security facility doesn’t have fences
The two were caught after visiting their grandmother in a nursing home
Killer pleaded guilty to killing 49 women over 20 years, but says the actual number of his victims is closer to 70
Fugitives broke through fence in jail’s recreation area Nov. 11
Authorities say a man tried to escape an Idaho jail but was stopped by razor wire and a corrections officer
David Sweat pleaded guilty to criminal charges for the breakout
Glenn MacNeill, acting district attorney in Franklin County, wrote in his report on the shootings that there was “a very real concern” that inmates Richard Matt and David Sweat could be armed
Investigators are trying to determine how four Harris County jail inmates reached a 7th floor restricted area before their escape attempt failed
The U.S. Marshal’s Service says 38-year-old Nicholas Grove was recently arrested in Tulum, Mexico, and on Friday was turned over to U.S. authorities
Authorities in eastern Georgia are searching for a murder suspect they say walked free after using an alias when he was recently arrested on an unrelated charge
Oscar Juarez, 66, was among Ohio’s most wanted fugitives and evaded being caught while on the run despite being arrested but let go twice
A man charged with killing a Georgia sheriff was back in custody hours after he slipped out of his leg shackles during a jail transfer
A prisoner charged with killing a sheriff over the summer escaped Tuesday as deputies were trying to transfer him to a different jail
30-year-old Nicholas Guido and 20-year-old Robert Maffei escaped Quehanna Boot Camp on Sunday
Clodoaldo Antonio Felipe used a mask and a long dress to pretend he was an elderly woman in order to walk right out from the Coronel Odenir Guimaraes Prison in central Brazil
The inmate was a cousin of the nurse’s stepchildren
Phillip Freeman escaped from jail and evaded a plane, drug-sniffing dogs and more than two dozen officers who hunted for him
The “positive identification device” was implemented after Jessica Stringer, 34, used her cellmate’s identity to leave the jail
A maximum security inmate fled the facility by using a variety of items he stored inside the facility in preparation for his escape
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