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 Los Angeles County Probation Department, which has struggled to maintain staffing levels for years, is also rethinking the physical qualities it looks for in new hires due to the recent levels of violence
The detainee blamed in the crash, a homicide suspect, got into the bus’s driver seat after a CO left the bus unattended outside the courthouse, the DOC said
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
The audacious prison break over the weekend by two convicts using power tools cuts deep into the collective pride
The Des Moines Register reports 29-year-old Darian Crayton was arrested Sunday morning
The prisoners surely had help, and the noise must have been heard, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said
Here’s a look at some high-profile prison escapes in modern U.S. history
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that a $100,000 bounty was being offered for information that leads to the arrests of the two men
Inmates left behind a taunting note urging authorities to “Have a nice day.”
Two convicted murderers used power tools to cut through steel pipes at a maximum-security prison near the Canadian border and escape through a manhole
Broke his leg while giving chase to an intoxicated inmate attempting to escape
Deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s major crimes division took Stuart Lynn Dunn into custody in an alley about a half-mile from the beach
Probation officials said Monday that they were actively looking for Stuart Lynn Dunn, but he had no local contacts and they had no leads
Hawaii County police captured extended furlough inmate John Towle Friday after he failed to check in
Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office Maj. Robert Barkley said Gregory Sapp Jr., 24, was caught by K-9 dogs on Pat Thomas Parkway in Quincy
It’s not clear how the juveniles escaped the center located at 2800 South Bumby Ave
Knocked down a nurse and attempted to grab a correctional officer’s gun
Slipped a leg shackle, headbutted a window and fought a detention officer in order to jump from third story to escape
Convicted killer who escaped from an Ohio prison farm in 1959
Wasn’t able to crawl through because of a metal bar used to support the ceiling
No one was harmed by the bullet
It’s unclear if any of them have been recaptured
Inmates opened a door in their housing unit at Hawaii Community Correctional Center by ramming a piece of furniture into it about 2 a.m.