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.
While on a bicycle at the drive-thru, the man tried to order a burger. An employee recognized him and called 911
The 7 inmates punched two correctional officers and knocked them unconscious after putting them in chokeholds
Ohio corrections officials said investigators determined the inmates left the correctional facility “after concealing themselves in a dumpster”
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?
According to the DOC, when the man is caught, he will be returned to higher-security custody
Authorities were unaware of escape attempt until they noticed a makeshift rope of braided strips of torn bed sheets dangling from a fence
The search for an escaped federal prisoner was in its fifth day on Thursday
Three of the youths recaptured; council member questions strategy
Dark cloth seen dangling from the second floor appeared to be sheets or tablecloths tied together
Darrell Eugene Schenk escaped from the Taylor County Jail last year while serving a two-year sentence for burglary of a building
Officials: DYRS was warned on staffing problems
Two men were recaptured after about 21 hours’ freedom
Warden Doug Weber said he could not say whether the review has revealed any flaws in policies or procedures or led to any changes in how things are done at the prison
Inmate and five other inmates broke out of the same facility in 1987 by cutting through bars in an auto shop
Inmates Rodney Berget and Eric Robert, both 48, were apprehended on the grounds of the South Dakota Penitentiary
Casslyn Welch has pleaded not guilty to felony charges of escape, kidnapping, armed robbery and aggravated assault
Inmate is talking about her past after spending 13 more months in prison
Stephen Austin Koble, 19, escaped between 5:45 and 7 a.m. Friday
The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages, including punitive damages, from the state of Arizona, the Arizona Department of Corrections, and others
The capture marks the end of a nationwide manhunt for two men who escaped from a Louisiana prison on March 4 and are believed to have killed a nuclear plant inspector in Vicksburg, Miss.
David R. Puckett, 27, fled a recreation yard at the Stiles Prison Unit in Beaumont on Wednesday night