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.
The suspect used his handcuff chain to strangle Deputy Durm; he then found the handcuff key, unlocked himself and drove a short distance
Michael Burham is a “self-taught survivalist with military training,” police noted; he escaped by climbing on exercise equipment and using bed sheets tied together
Marion County Sheriff’s Deputy John Durm, 61, died at a hospital following the attack, which police are investigating as an “intentional act of homicide”
Police are warning the public not to approach 64-year-old John Massey
Fifty years ago, three convicted bank robbers who had dug out of their Alcatraz cells with spoons boarded a tiny raft made of raincoats, pulling off an unlikely escape
A judge has denied bond to Jason Bradley Hughes, who was charged with escaping the Anderson County Detention Center
Authorities are investigating whether two escaped murder suspects may have been slipped a hacksaw thin enough to conceal inside the folders
Inmates used a hacksaw blade to saw through metal bars covering a window
The inmates chipped out of a block of cells in an older portion of the aging detention center
A jail escapee from Parker County is considered armed and dangerous
Arlie James Gilbert, 20, escaped from the Warren County Courthouse
If convicted, Eric Jerome James faces a maximum penalty of 25 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000
Santos Carrera-Morales was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder for a double-slaying in 2007
Authorities caught one of the escapees
Authorities said they have a 99 percent rate of recapturing escaped inmates
Officials realized Eric Rivera and Victor Beltran were missing about 4 p.m
Police say the convicted car thief got into a pickup truck at about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday after leaving his job at the West Warwick Senior Center
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation arrested a former correctional officer at the Tennessee Prison for Women, 23-year-old Justin Heflin
The inmate, Jeremiah C. Searles, was captured with a woman thought to be his girlfriend
Inmate escaped on Monday night by scaling a fence topped with razor wire
The prison’s director and three other officials have been fired and are under investigation for purportedly helping in the escape
Sretko Kalinic and Zeljko Milovanovic broke down their cell doors, attacked a CO and jumped out of the window into the yard,
Dylan Dougherty, 26, wrote a note to his sister telling her he was going to break her out of jail
The sheriff said an internal affairs investigation has been launched to determine exactly where the breakdown occurred and who was responsible for allowing the 19-year-old to walk out of the jail
Jamal Allen might have traded a few hours of freedom for significant prison time
Dangerous prisoner charged with murder has escaped with the help of three masked men
Tracy Province and Casslyn Welch faced murder charges and could have faced the death penalty