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.
Officials vow to “aggressively continue” the search for the escaped murderer and are confident the fugitive will be captured
Personnel, aircraft from the Border Patrol are joining the manhunt on Friday for the escapee who “crab walked his way up a wall” to escape
Manhunt for Danelo Cavalcante continues into its second week and a tower officer has been put on leave as part of the escape investigation
Matthew Andrews is a two-year veteran of the department
Brian Allen Tucker, who is awaiting a capital murder trial, was returned to the Hopkins County Jail on Thursday along with John Marlin King
Was being held in 2009 on charges of possessing heroin and possessing marijuana
Donald Greenlee fled from the Lew Sterrett Justice Center early Wednesday by jumping a fence topped with razor wire
Inmates fled the jail by scaling fence or slipping through a gap in perimeter fence Tuesday morning
Men dumped their jail uniforms on rail tracks near the jail
All inmates were still dressed in their orange jumpsuits
Both were recaptured quickly
Man tried tunneling out of the prison with a piece of metal he broke off a tray in his cell
Assaulted a corrections officer, then kidnapped a woman and her baby at knifepoint
Tried to escape by smashing through glass doors
Rocky Marquez was arrested Tuesday in Hermosillo, Mexico
The dramatic escape attempt was one of a handful involving helicopters in Greece, and the first time such plans have failed
Authorities don’t yet know how 20-year-old Dillon Lindsey escaped Monday afternoon at a clinic near Grady Memorial Hospital
No injuries to law enforcement personnel reported
Released image which shows a large bicep tattoo of a Native American man on horseback
Former cell mates of 42-year-old prisoner Alberto Morales told investigators he had made the promise
Initially took a flight, but were not allowed back on the plane due to inmate’s actions
37-year-old American citizen had been sought for years by authorities on both sides of the border
Flushed escaped inmate’s wristband down a toilet after the two men made the switch
“For reasons yet unknown, the offender was released by Illinois authorities without being held for return”
Switched armbands with an inmate about to be released on bond
Kenneth Conley’s lawyer entered the plea at a Wednesday arraignment
It is believed the inmate took advantage of an opportune moment rather than planning out the escape
Smashed a hole in a wall at bottom of cell window and squeezing through before scaling down about 20 stories using a knotted rope made out of bed sheets
Joseph “Jose” Banks, 37, made an initial appearance in court, shackles on his leg, arms and wrists clanging as he shuffled in
Even without pursuing the escape charges, prosecutors can cite inmate’s break-out in arguing for a harsher sentence on the bank robbery charges in March
Scheme fell apart when guards interviewed his cellmate
Chicago’s federal lock-up is an imposing high-rise that has defied escape for almost three decades
Video footage shows them getting into a cab two hours before COs were supposed to do a bed check