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.
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
It is important that all staff know and follow their agency’s policies on security, inspections, contraband and escapes
The prison has made changes to the way it handles inmates at risk of escape, including assigning one or two COs to monitor inmates when they are outside of their cells
Corrections officers discovered Michael Bird was missing shortly before 11 a.m. Wednesday
Group of 6 current or former prisoners were charged in a scheme to use bogus court papers to let 2 murderers walk free
Sean Andry jumped the fence during an afternoon exercise period
Detectives say he was talking to other inmates about wanting to escape, and that he tried to contact friends and relatives to help him escape
Inmate attempted to escape during transport, striking a CO and injuring three people total
Heavy law enforcement presence, including armored trucks and a helicopter, searching for him
A Swedish prisoner who was scheduled to be released the next day had his sentence lengthened by a single day
Matthew Andrews faces up to six years in prison
Faked a pregnancy-related problem in an effort to escape from the Livingston County jail
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”