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.
In the latest incident, a group of six juveniles attacked a staff member, creating an opening for a young man to take the staff member’s keys and then scale a fence
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
Judge added two life terms plus 60 years to sentence of inmate who stabbed two people while escaping from a road crew
Covered the razor wire with blankets that staff did not notice for over an hour
Left his plastic jailhouse flip-flops in the courtroom
Probationer fled police in a stolen car that barreled into an SUV in Chicago, killing an 11-year-old boy
Climbed several fences topped with razor wire to escape from the jail’s inmate recreation yard
Kansas Corrections spokesman Jeremy Barclay says Sean McKenzie has several convictions in Kansas for theft, burglary and escape and should be considered dangerous
A control center officer failed to reset two alarms for 5½ hours after they were tested
Woman says a lot of the inmates know about how easy it is to escape from the jail
MDOC director gave his apology for the escape and issued a promise
Proposal to allow COs use of deadly force against prisoners escaping from Maine Correctional Center in Windham was stripped from a bill that makes other changes to DOC
Mich.'s top corrections official said convicted killer managed to escape from prison because security procedures were not followed
Corrections Department Director Dan Heyns said he’s certain of the root cause and circumstances surrounding the Feb. 2 escape
Two employees of a western Michigan prison where a convicted killer escaped for 24 hours have been suspended
Inmate: “As soon as (COs) turned their back a little bit, I dove in the snow and crawled to the path I had in mind”
Luck ran out after 37 years on the run not because of an intense manhunt but rather two disparate factors
Unmanned gun towers are at the center of the debate
Judy Lynn Hayman was being held in a San Diego County jail awaiting extradition to Michigan where she escaped
Officials were stunned by the brazen escape Sunday night of Michael David Elliot, who had a record of good behavior during his 20 years in custody
Were left unmanned due to budget cuts
He could get life plus 70 years added to his prison term for escape, carjacking and attempted first-degree murder
A convicted killer captured after a one-day escape from a Michigan prison has been charged with kidnapping, carjacking and escape
Ran at a traffic stop, was captured
Michael David Elliot, who escaped by creating holes in fences, was discovered missing around 9:30 p.m. Sunday night
Michael David Eliot created hole at bottom of two perimeter fences and then escaped
State auditors blame staff complacency in two notable cases that happened within a day of each other at an Eastern Oregon prison
Gave inmate a change of clothes and a ride
One inmate broke windows, drilled out a door lock, broke into metal tool cages, bashed a hole in the laundry wall, and more overnight without being noticed
Searchers found footprints in the snow leading away from the prison
Inmate: “I know a lot more about their security procedures including those implemented after I escaped”
As temps dropped, inmate who escaped on Sunday walked into a motel and asked to call the police