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.
Christopher Pray was found buried up to the armpits in the pond in Portland
$10,000 reward offered in search for Danelo Susa Cavalcante, who is serving a life sentence for first-degree murder
Oregon State Police said Christopher Pray is a “dangerous escapee”
Inmate stole a car and drove away from a work site Saturday morning
An officer foiled the plot after noticing that the plastic bags were ‘shaking’
The inmates evaded a headcount by stuffing pillows and blankets into their beds
The deputies involved will face disciplinary action that could go as far as firing
Officers offered a reward of $20 in commissary bucks to anyone who could break out of their cells
A CO has been suspended at the country’s largest prison
11 detainees including the leader of a notorious bandit group have escaped from a jail by cutting through iron grills with a smuggled hacksaw
In early May, around 50 prisoners escaped from the same prison
Inmates threatened to try to escape
A dozen people, half lawyers, have been indicted as part of a federal probe into what some observers call the most widespread case of judicial corruption they’ve ever seen
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