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.
Package of proposed bills would improve conditions and security at jails for the benefit of staff, inmates and the public
Officials say state police are authorized to use deadly force if Cavalcante isn’t actively surrendering
Recent escapes in county jails have representatives increasingly concerned about security and punishing escapees
Dallas Ephraim Derrick and Jason Max Braham escaped after kicking out a dryer vent about 2 a.m.
Caught on camera walking right out of his cell because the lock was broken
The fugitive was apparently caught by surprise, as he was sitting on a toilet
Four of five escaped inmates have been recaptured
Escaped from a bathroom during work release and was picked up by girlfriend; both apprehended at gas station
It’s not just crumbling mortar, but also the jail’s design that helps inmates find a way out
Over the course of five months, Carlos Garcia managed to cut through his window using the razor and Popsicle sticks
When officers approached the inmate, he fired multiple shots, but missed
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