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it is also called a jail break it happens when someone digs a tunnel are goes out by force.

Right category?

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Does this really qualify to be in the category Escapees, shouldn't that technically only be people who have escaped? Lokal Profil 19:11, 10 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The historical section that describes certain prison breaks and how they occured can be useful in learning about how that escapee managed to escape (for fun, not for information! :) so although not technically part of the Escapees category it does belong there in principle. --SMK 11:36, 23 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wooden Horse

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Is the Wooden Horse escape ( Book by Eric Williams, also film) famous enough to be included?. RalphHinton 17:26, 15 December 2006 (UTC) There is also the recent escape where the man used grease on his body to get through a narrow gap. It might be relevant here or in escapees?. RalphHinton 14:11, 20 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Some statistics of the number or prison escapes per year would be helpful

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Maybe in the US, or by state. Malamockq 21:27, 4 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Suggested Additions

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Gentle Johnny Ramensky's story involves prison escapes and deserves a summary and link here. I'm new to this so don't know how it all works.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Ramensky

Also, I think Saint Peter escaped from prison, according to Acts of the Apostles (12: 3-19).Wussager (talk) 13:47, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Misnamed?

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In New York State Law there is no term prison escape. The correct terms are escape from custody and escape from a detention facility.[1]. The article should be called something like ESCAPE AND OTHER OFFENSES RELATING TO CUSTODY as it seems WP is using a slang rather than correct term for the article title. Perhaps other juristictions (US states, countries, UN) have different terms than NYS. Either way I think the article should use the correct legalese. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Geo8rge (talkcontribs) 13:35, 15 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This article is primarily about the act of escaping from prison, not the laws prohibiting it. 71.72.235.91 (talk) 01:15, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

should mention,

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you should mention public enemies in the pop culture section and i was wondering if Harry houdini ever escaped a prison as a trick. I remember that happened in the movie about him from a long time ago and was wondering if it was true. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.179.178.64 (talk) 17:02, 18 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Timothy Leary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia As a result, Leary was assigned to work as a gardener in a lower security prison, and in September 1970 he escaped. Leary claimed his non-violent escape was ... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.84.216.200 (talk) 22:51, 9 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Prune

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Prison escape#2000-Present really needs some of the more trivial entries removed. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 10:14, 31 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Willing Return

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What happens if a prisoner willingly returns to the prison or turns themselves in after escaping? Fox Boss (talk) 23:25, 1 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]