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 arrest comes more than two weeks after the four inmates went through a broken window around 3 a.m. Oct. 16, according to Bibb Sheriff David Davis
Video footage showed a car that had been just outside the Bibb County jail hours before the escape and appeared to show someone tampering with the fence
Officers looking for four men who escaped last week found a murder suspect who had been missing for more than 7 months after supposedly being kidnapped
Right now there are 20 dangerous fugitives in Illinois who went on the lam in recent years
Officers arrested Kamron T. Taylor late Friday night after a foot chase
Two of the four inmates who escaped from the Jackson Detention Center using a rope made of blankets have been recaptured
“Someone is helping him, concealing him,” said Kankakee County Sheriff Timothy Bukowski
The relatives of an Illinois man slain during a botched robbery say they fear for their safety after the killer escaped from jail this week
Kankakee County Sheriff Timothy Bukowski said that the Jerome Combs Detention Center has lost between 15 and 20 percent of staff
Kamron T. Taylor fled from the Jerom Combs Detention Center before dawn Wednesday
Kamron T. Taylor, who has a history of escape attempts, fled from the Jerome Combs Detention Center at about 3 a.m., the Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office said
Police say someone who knew about the search for Wossen Assaye from social media alerts spotted him and called police
Another vehicle slowed in front of the transport van, causing the van to slow; inmates then jumped out the back
Alex Santiago-Gonzales is the second inmate in less than 10 months to make such a getaway
Raymond Mark Ross, 38, was last seen Saturday night while working at his job in Idaho Falls
Oklahoma authorities said 40-year-old Lance Colbert and 54-year-old Dwayne Motsenbocker escaped through a hole in the fence of Mack Alford Correctional Center on Sunday
Lance Colbert was apprehended on a highway in Spivey, Kansas just before 2 p.m.
No one realized the inmates were missing until about 7 a.m. Monday, even though they escaped around 11 p.m. Sunday
Arturo Valenzuela, 23, had walked away during a work release program
Two prisoners believed to be involved in the 2013 slaying of 10 foreign climbers at the base of one of the world’s tallest mountains escaped from jail in northern Pakistan before dawn Friday
Wallace-area resident encountered 48-year-old Roy Bieluch when he went to check on his barking dog Thursday evening
Inmate jailed on burglary charges escaped by working his way through a ceiling crawl space in a utility room to reach the lobby
Cartersville police Maj. Mark Camp said Wednesday that 42-year-old Sean Killion was recaptured near Ellettsville, Indiana
Punishments included a letter of reprimand and short suspensions spent working without pay
Report offers changes such as training for restraints and setting up communication between agencies
Sheriff John Ingram on Friday suspended jailer Aaron Glen Stanley and Lt. Ronald Gore for two days
Sean Killion, 42, was shackled when he overpowered a female officer and ran off
Tyler Beliveau had escaped custody while getting x-rays from Exeter Hospital
Sam Gene Harris has lived under at least 10 different aliases and escaped from two other jails in Oregon
Authorities found the man who escaped from the Monterey County Jail on Christmas
Bradley Crossland apparently walked away on Saturday from the medium-security prison