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.
Samuel Paul Hartman, 39, a convicted rapist escaped an Arkansas prison work detail last year with the alleged help of his mom and wife
Inmate Naseem Isaiah Roulack has been on the run since Aug. 12 when he escaped from the supervision of two security officers
After the prisoner used the bedsheets to rappel to a rooftop below, he made it down to the street, where he got into a taxi
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
Inmate led police on a brief car chase before fleeing on foot Saturday evening
Sheriff does not know how Shannon Carl Mcdowell left the jail
It was the country’s first prison break in more than two decades
Sheriff Joe Fincher said Jose Luis Trevino Jr., 20, was being transferred from his cell to a workout area about 9:30 a.m. when he ran out of the jail
Officials say Thomas Kelley fled in the prison fire truck and abandoned the vehicle
Authorities are seeking 51-year-old Thomas Kelley, a convicted car thief who was jailed at Donovan state prison in November for a parole violation
CO was doing routine check on inmates when “one of the inmates had pushed her into a cell”
Four years ago, Otis Blunt and another prisoner executed a daring jailbreak that evoked the movie “The Shawshank Redemption”
Edward Salas escaped from the Curry County Detention Center in Clovis, N.M.
Third inmate still on the run
Video from a surveillance camera showed the guard unlocking the gate and leading the suspects out of Paranaque City Jail on Saturday
Johnny Adams escaped Nov. 13 with the help of his girlfriend, Jennifer Folden, authorities said
David Glenn Hobson was captured Tuesday evening near a grocery store in Rochester, N.H., near the Maine border
The Mexican navy said the inmates used empty plastic gas or water tanks to help stay afloat as they swam
The security footage shows the two men, Lonnie Ray Coy and Joshua Nunn walk right out of the jail
The prisoner, who was handcuffed and shackled, was able to escape from the rear cage portion of the transport vehicle
Authorities are now on the hunt for Eduardo Hernandez, 29, and Jose Padilla, 32
Johnny George Adams was being accompanied by a corrections officer as he collected kitchen supplies from a building outside the Cocke County Jail Annex when he fled on foot
