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.
Grant Hardin’s escape happened because a staff member at the back gate failed to confirm his identity, the ADOC director said
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
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
One inmate was taken into custody near Casper, Wyoming; U.S. Marshals are still searching for two others
Casey White’s attorneys filed a motion asking for the county to state if they intend to pursue the death penalty
The agency said if it must transport an inmate for an emergency medical appointment or for release, it will have more security
The defense portrayed CO Vicky White as being in control of events from the start
The slain family members were ID’d as Mark Collins, 66, and his four grandsons: Waylon Collins, 18; Carson Collins, 16; Hudson Collins, 11; and Bryson Collins, 11
Officials said Gonzalo Lopez killed a Houston family of five at their cabin and stole their pickup truck
Gonzalo Lopez escaped from a Texas Department of Criminal Justice transport bus on May 12 after assaulting a correctional officer
The recipient has chosen to remain anonymous; officials didn’t describe what information was provided
“We do have a story to tell,” Casey White’s lawyer said, but added “this story is going to be told in the courtroom”
Court documents allege that Colbey Bradley threatened to kill the nurse if the officer didn’t let him go
“We will take this investigation wherever it leads us until Gonzalo Lopez is back in custody,” an official said
Sixteen prisoners were aboard the bus, but only Gonzalo Lopez escaped, the department said
Law enforcement officers and K-9 teams continue to search for convicted murderer Gonzalo Lopez
Toby Dorr talks about her path from dog program volunteer to helping convicted murderer John Manard escape from a Lansing, Kansas prison
Officials accused a security guard of helping them escape and driving them off the premises
A $22,500 reward is being offered for information leading to the capture of Gonzalo Lopez
Gonzalo Lopez, who’s serving a life sentence for murder, escaped after he overpowered the corrections officer
Jayme Lopez escaped officers, acquired a firearm and got into a shootout with police at an apartment complex
Several officers are seen subduing Casey White and handcuffing him beside the car wrecked by Vicky White after she drove the vehicle into a ditch
Vicky White previously left the jail with Casey White in what investigators believe was a dry run for the escape
Officials said the two were carrying $29,000 in cash, four handguns and an AR-15 rifle
The pair were captured after U.S. Marshals pursued their vehicle and crashed into it; CO Vicky White died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound
The case, ruled a suicide, is being reopened as investigators search for escaped inmate Casey White
“Casey White and Vicky White pose a major threat to the public, and they must be apprehended,” Gov. Kay Ivey said
The vehicle was found in an impound lot in Tennessee, where it sat for nearly a week before authorities realized they had it
“There is no question that it took some planning and some coordinating,” said Sheriff Rick Singleton
The Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office did not elaborate on the nature of their relationship
Sheriff Rick Singleton said he is exploring the possibility of a romantic relationship between the inmate-officer pair that went missing last week
“Nobody saw this coming,” Sheriff Rick Singleton said at a Monday morning press conference
“Casey White is believed to be a serious threat to the corrections officer and the public.”