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.
Howard Holland, acting warden of Chester County Prison, proposed new fencing, ankle monitors for high-risk inmates, more cameras in the facility and establishing a K-9 unit to enhance security
History
A convicted rapist walked away, with three weeks left in his 9-month sentence, after he was sent outside to close the iron gates
Four of the cold, tired teens turned themselves in after the “planned, but poorly planned” escape and five others were captured after a brief car chase
Somehow escaped from the Allen County Work Release Center on Thursday evening
6 inmates had been sentenced to prison for federal crimes and one for state crimes
Police arrested Anthony Rackley, 62, after he called police to report being the victim of extortion. Rackley told police he escaped from prison in Maryland in July 1980
David Hopkins, 40, and Michael Worsham, 36, are back in Alabama Department of Corrections custody
Authorities believe it all started with one inmate teaching another how to fabricate the legal paperwork
Orlando Sentinel’s Henry Curtis talks about officials warning of an inmate release scheme
Joseph Jenkins and Charles Walker, both 34, were mistakenly freed from the Franklin Correctional Institution
Caddo County Sheriff’s Department captured the remaining escapees at a residence
Climbed through a section of the jail’s chain-link fence
Both DOC and law enforcement officials endorsed plans court clerks have floated to create a secure, online transmission system for court orders between state attorneys, the DOC and clerks
Florida Department of Law Enforcement alerted top corrections and law enforcement officials to the escape scheme
Police were called early Sunday after someone spotted four men in orange jumpsuits outside the jail
Inmates made a clean getaway Sunday after prying open a maintenance hatch in their shower
GBI has been tasked with finding out just who that driver was and how deeply he or she was involved in the scam
Computers have been seized and will be analyzed to find out who is behind the scheme, how large it is and whether there are more escapees on the loose
Inmate was walking with 4 other trusties and one CO from the minimum security facility to kitchen of main jail around 3 a.m. for breakfast duty when he ran away
FDLE officials say arrests are imminent
Authorities have “uncovered key facts and targeted several suspects”
Charles Walker was told that the paperwork was in place to send him back to the Franklin Correctional Institution
Authorities say Joseph Jenkins and Charles Walker were let out of a Panhandle prison because of forged documents
Changes will be made to the way his department handles court orders modifying prisoner sentences
20 law officers surprised them at Coconut Grove Motor Inn on Saturday
Convicted killers were back in custody and being grilled by authorities after they were captured without incident
Judge: “It was a surprise and aggravating to use my name to get out of jail”
Authorities are hunting for Charles Bernard Walker and Joseph Ivan Jenkins
Inmates Charles Walker and Joseph Jenkins, serving lengthy sentences for separate murders in Orlando more than a decade ago
Charles Walker and Joseph Jenkins were set free after fraudulent paperwork showed they were up for release