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 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
Officials vow to “aggressively continue” the search for the escaped murderer and are confident the fugitive will be captured
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
Bobbi Parker could have been sentenced to up to 10 years behind bars
Three inmates were found missing from their cells Wednesday
One offender has a history of shooting at law enforcement officers
Ralph “Bucky” Phillips had stuffed a sweatshirt with other clothes to make it look like a dummy
The men jumped a fence at the Franklin County Community-Based Correctional Facility
The FBI says George Wright was arrested Monday by Portuguese authorities at the request of the U.S. government
Inmates fled as an ill prisoner was being taken to the hospital
Officials say the upper glass in the offender’s cell were broken out and a deputy found a pair of pliers hidden
Lorenzo Pollard, 31, made the weapon from a bedsheet and and a chair, and used them to battle his way out of the medium security city Workhouse
Man was caught hours later trying to break into his own apartment
Benewah County authorities did not notify state prison officials of Jesse John Wilkenson’s escape in July for several days