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.
$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”
Samuel Paul Hartman, 39, a convicted rapist escaped an Arkansas prison work detail last year with the alleged help of his mom and wife
William Asher was sentenced to seven years to life in prison for robbing a San Francisco bar during which a bartender was shot and beaten to death
Randall Joe Wayne Myers was serving as a trusty in the kitchen of the Detention Center, working off his misdemeanor $200 fine
Man tried to run out of the courtroom, earning him a 175-day sentence
Man was convicted on charges of escape while confined and deadly weapon inside a penal institution, but was acquitted of a single count of attempted aggravated assault on a public servant
Prisoner is accused of injuring two officers with a self-made weapon during an escape attempt
Man was allegedly in the courthouse holding area when he snuck away from deputies and fled
Two corrections officer have been put on leave for not locking a gate
Frederick Barrett was convicted of murder in the 1971 death of Carl Ardolino, according to the Florida Department of Corrections
The government of Tamaulipas state says five officers abandoned their posts during the fight
Ottawa County law enforcement officers are looking for a Quapaw man who slipped out of his handcuffs and ran from custody on Friday
Man escaped while serving a sentence for second-degree murder
Correctional experts made a simple suggestion for improving safety: Eliminate meal breaks for corrections officers
The U.S. Marshals Service is involved in the search
The effort to break out of Clallam Bay Corrections Center was carefully planned by the two high-profile inmates
Inmate is charged with strangling 28-year-old Melvin Abreu on June 9 and throwing his body out a window
Inmate was found hiding in tall weeds that surrounded a pond that investigators said was on his grandmother’s property
Police said the four should be considered armed and dangerous
Arrest of ‘Whitey’ Bulger renews interest in escape case
Jose Adam Gonzalez was found a week after he failed to return to the Luna County Detention Center from a work-release program
Man had an accomplice call the jail, pretend to be a U.S. Marshall, and tell the detention center that he was to be released
Both inmates will get additional jail time
Men kicked open a fire escape door while they were on cleaning duty
Man walked away from work crew duties on the county complex
Law enforcement officers have captured an escaped inmate who led deputies on a high-speed chase early Wednesday morning
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation has identified two inmates who beat up two officers and then escaped from the Delaware County jail Wednesday night
John McGlinchey III tried to escape when he was in the prison’s recreation yard
Officers say they would have clamped down on an escaped convict
It’s harder than ever to escape from prison. How do inmates still do it?