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.
Darriana Burton, who previously worked at the Orleans Parish Jail, is accused of helping her boyfriend — a convicted murderer — and nine others escape through a faulty cell door
The Sac County Jail inmate pulled a jail deputy’s arm earlier in the day, then later squeezed through the pass-through door and chased her before deputies intervened
Grant Hardin, dubbed the “Devil in the Ozarks,” was found just 1.5 miles from the Calico Rock prison he walked out of by impersonating a corrections officer
Marion County Sheriff’s Deputy John Durm, 61, died at a hospital following the attack, which police are investigating as an “intentional act of homicide”
The inmate was captured after a resident saw an orange jumpsuit on the ground in his backyard; that’s when he saw the suspect crouching in the creek
Michael Burham, who is also a suspect in a homicide case, used bed sheets to descend the jail’s walls
Officials say Michael Burham escaped by climbing on exercise equipment and using bed sheets tied together
Eight loved ones of correctional officers Jason Acton and Leon Egley attended the execution
Casey White was sentenced to life for his guilty plea to escape charges, related to his 11 days on the run with CO Vicky White
Michael Tisius, 42, died by lethal injection at 6:10 p.m. for killing two COs during a botched jail escape
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”
The two men were reported missing from the Allen Oakwood Correctional Institution in Lima, Ohio; Bradley Gillespie is still wanted
The plan called for John Manchec’s employees to pepper-spray correction officers and take him to his private plane so that he could fly to France
Ameen Hurst and Nasir Grant escaped from the Philadelphia Industrial Correction Center on May 7 by cutting a hole in a fence
Nasir Grant, who escaped from Philadelphia Industrial Correction Center, was captured while dressed as a woman, authorities said
The men were gone for nearly 19 hours before officials knew they were missing from the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center
Ameen Hurst, 18, and Nasir Grant, 24, escaped from the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center by cutting a hole in a fence surrounding a recreation yard
The inmate who was “injured and in poor health,” surrendered to police and asked for medical treatment, the officials said
An inmate charged in the death of a CO who helped him escape pleaded guilty to escape in exchange for having the murder case dismissed
Alder Alfonso Marin-Sotelo’s sister, Adriana, was charged by the FBI with assisting in his escape
Corey Harrison and three other inmates escaped from the Raymond Detention Center on April 22
Casey Grayson is the third escaped prisoner to be found in a multi-agency hunt
Alder Alfonso Marin-Sotelo, who was being held at Piedmont Regional Jail in Farmville, Va., escaped with another inmate
Jerry Raynes was apprehended days after he and three other inmates escaped from the Raymond Detention Center
Sheriff: “He inflicted that kind of terror after escaping from jail, killing people and shooting law enforcement. But that guy won’t be killing anyone else”
An investigation is underway into how a suspect involved in the shooting of three officers was released from jail
The escape unfolded after a CO at the county jail in Washington went to fetch a man who was being released
In the sally port, the 22-year-old made a break for it, jumping on top of multiple police cars before scaling wired fencing
Justin Robinson and another inmate used a weak metal shiv to strike the CO in the neck, but didn’t cause serious physical injuries
Two inmates overpowered a CO and used a shank from metal peeled off the jail wall to stab the CO in the neck
Before catching a ride to Tennessee, the man returned the van and the key he had found in it
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