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.
Investigators are still trying to determine how the suspect obtained pepper spray; the deputy was in possession of her department-issued pepper spray, stun gun and service weapon after the escape
The inmate was being transported back to the correctional center when he created a disturbance in the back of a cruiser; when the deputy checked on him, he pepper sprayed the deputy
The inmate was originally at the Rutherford Correctional Facility but was transferred to the Marion Correctional Institution to be a work release inmate, deputies said
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.
Escaped in 1972 from a former juvenile correctional center
Scaled a 20-foot fence and used a blanket to cover razor wire at the top
Surrendered at the downtown Jackson facility at about noon Wednesday
Rogue, a 15-pound Yorkshire terrir mix, broke free from a volunteer and has been on the lam ever since
About $100,000 has been allocated for the jail to fix 140 windows
Jemayle Johnson, 32, was released after he was mistaken for another inmate
Was found inside a motel room registered to his father’s name
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