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 lack of security upgrades “is very concerning,” the mayor of Baton Rouge said. “We are dealing with a facility established in 1952, designed to rehabilitate youth for less serious crimes”
“Police at da door baby I’m goin back to jail,” one of the escaped inmates said in a text following a Grubhub order
The five juveniles turned violent when they attempted to escape the Swanson Center for Youth, a senator said
Investigators largely have to hold out hope that they will get a tip out of the blue or that the convict will slip up
The investigation into how Richard Matt and David Sweat escaped has begun in earnest
An inmate had neatly tied together 64 bedsheets and stashed them under the sink in his cell
Dr. Jeff Hammond is a member and past president of the West Virginia Psychological Association and retiree from the U.S. Bureau of Prisons
Randolph County Sheriff’s Department says 26-year-old Robert Dean Lewis was arrested Wednesday afternoon
Photos of Richard Matt and David Sweat were released in hopes that the public might recognize the men evading authorities since their escape June 6
State budget office is rebutting assertions that budget cutbacks are contributing factors in the escape of two murderers
Clinton County Sheriff David Favro said Tuesday that rain in recent days has been washing away any scent dogs might find and interfering with thermal imaging devices used to detect body heat
Gov. Andrew Cuomo called for the investigation Monday as the search for the escapees was in its second week with no confirmed sightings of the pair
More than 800 law enforcement officers who are searching for David Sweat and Richard Matt have steadily shifted their focus eastward
Prosecutors say Joyce Mitchell had agreed to be the getaway driver but backed out because she still loved her husband and felt guilty for participating
Sheriff’s department says he got away when a jail officer went into a restroom to gather trash
Change comes after Joyce Mitchell was accused of assisting Richard Matt and David Sweat escape from the Clinton Correctional Facility
Prosecutors say Joyce Mitchell, a prison tailoring shop instructor who had befriended the inmates, had agreed to be the getaway driver but backed out
Took care to return them to their toolboxes after each night’s work so that no one would notice
Stern warnings that add up to one message: Don’t get too close to the inmates
More than 800 law enforcement officers in the search for David Sweat and Richard Matt scoured the fields and Adirondack woods several miles around the Clinton Correctional Facility i
Massive manhunt for two convicted killers resumed Saturday on the morning after a worker at an upstate New York maximum-security prison was charged
She will be arraigned on charges of first-degree promoting prison contraband and fourth-degree criminal facilitation
As reports roll in regarding state troopers looking for the missing inmates, he wants more notice to go to correctional staff as well
Ronald Thomas is being hospitalized for serious injuries after he was thrown from a motorcycle and rolled on the pavement for 250 yards
Suspicions swirled around a female prison employee believed to have had a role in the escape last weekend
Believe Joyce Mitchell had befriended the men and was supposed to pick them up, but didn’t
Most officers are working 12-hour shifts, covering personnel gaps with overtime
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin said investigators learned that the inmates had talked before last weekend’s breakout about going to neighboring Vermont
Regional president: “We are not interfering with any investigations; we just want our employees to know what their rights are”
Investigators are looking at outside construction contractors and civilian employees, including a woman who may have known at least one of the escapees