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.
On the brink of her retirement from corrections, Vicky White aided convicted felon Casey White’s escape, resulting in an 11-day manhunt and her suicide upon capture
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
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
Two detectives and a sergeant from the New York Police Department’s Warrant Squad arrested Gerald Brooks, who fled them while handcuffed
His most recent escape strained relations with Washington, which had formally requested the drug kingpin’s extradition just weeks earlier
The series tells the story of three men who mysteriously vanished after escaping Alcatraz
Jessica M. Stringer stole the ID bracelet of another inmate who was set to be released
Justin Taulbee asked if someone had turned him in, and didn’t believe that authorities were able to track him via the Facebook video he had posted
An inmate who escaped from a correctional facility in Tarpon Springs was spotted at the Westfield Countryside Mall on Tuesday
Benjuiel Johnson waived extradition in a hearing Saturday
Benjuiel Johnson, 32, was arrested by the US Marshal Service just after midnight at a Motel 6
Robert Crissman Jr. is accused of murdering a woman during his abscondence from jail
The 7th U.S. Court of Appeals said in a Friday ruling that Jose Banks “gets credit for chutzpah”
29-year-old Matthew Johnson was climbing down when a knot on the sheets came loose, dropping him about 20 feet
One inmate is back in custody, while authorities search for the second
The U.S. Marshals Service says it determined Shirley Campbell died in New Mexico at age 67
Margaret B. Smith escaped from the Robeson County women’s facility in February 1977
The system, which would send emergency messages to county residents’ cellular and land line phones, and email and social media accounts, could be up and running in late December
Was serving his sentence at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego when he was sent to an out-of-state hearing on another robbery conviction and escaped
James B. Ciaramitaro was able to slip out of his handcuffs and unlock his leg shackles on Aug. 18 by using a piece of an ink pen that he hid in his mouth prior to departing the jail
32-year-old William Ruben Ebron Jr. is facing four new charges related to his escape attempt
Richard Matt pointed a shotgun at him when he was discovered hiding in the woods June 26
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