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.
Court records say Billy Partington misrepresented himself and never corrected corrections’ officers when his picture was compared to his brother during the release procedure
The inmate fled the hospital; police tracked him to a nearby home where he was found deceased
Atlanta PD’s helicopter observed the jail escapee run through a residential area where he attempted to conceal himself inside a garbage can
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
George Anderson, 50, entered a guilty plea on two counts of possession of contraband inside the prison
Ran when confronted while drinking a bottle of hand sanitizer
Pedro Arquiaga, 19, escaped from the San Joaquin County Honor Farm in December 2014
Nicholas Grove now claims that he lives in Cancun
Sentencing of accomplice in prison break that resulted in killing of couple
Jim Rasmussen spotted the two inmates on Highway 62 and pulled over to apprehend the escapees
State records dating back to 2002 show inmates who escaped were gone for an average of five days before being recaptured
Escaped from the London Correctional Institution southwest of Columbus in March 1992
Michael Ward was found on the University of Illinois campus Monday night