Inmates

2017 solar eclipse. Philip Yabut/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Inmates in a New York prison have filed a lawsuit after the state’s Department of Corrections announced a lockdown that would prevent them from watching next week’s total solar eclipse. The six men, who are incarcerated at the Woodbourne Correctional Facility, about two hours north of […]

Bibb County Sheriff’s Office (BIBB COUNTY, Ga.) — Investigators in Georgia are asking for the public’s help in finding four men who escaped from a jail early Monday morning. The four detainees allegedly escaped the Bibb County Detention Center around 3 a.m. local time through a damaged day room window and a cut fence, the […]

Hinds County Sheriff’s Office (HINDS COUNTY, Miss.) — Two inmates allegedly escaped from a Mississippi jail on Monday, just weeks after four others broke out from the same facility. Michael Lewis and Joseph Spring were both found missing during Monday morning’s headcount at the Raymond Detention Center, according to the sheriff’s office in Hinds County, […]

Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (OHIO) — Two inmates, including one convicted of murdering two people, have escaped from an Ohio prison, authorities said. The Allen County Sheriff’s Office warned residents on Tuesday to “be aware and use caution” after the two men escaped from the Allen-Oakwood Correctional Institution in Lima. “If you see […]

Prince Edward County Sheriff’s Office (FARMVILLE, Va.) — Federal, state and local officials are searching for two inmates who escaped from a Virginia jail, including a man who’s suspected of being involved in the murder of a North Carolina deputy, according to authorities. Alder Marin-Sotelo, 26, and Bruce Callahan, 44, both federal detainees, escaped over the […]

Prince Edward County Sheriff’s Office (NEW YORK) — Federal, state and local officials are searching for two inmates who escaped from a Virginia jail, including a man who’s suspected of being involved in the murder of a North Carolina deputy, according to authorities. Alder Marin-Sotelo, 26, and Bruce Callahan, 44, escaped “sometime” over the weekend […]

Via Sheriff’s Office of City of Newport News (NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) — Two Virginia inmates are back in custody after they allegedly escaped from jail by tunneling through a cell wall, authorities said. The men, John Garza and Arley Nemo, allegedly made tools out of a toothbrush and a metal object to help them access untied […]

Via Sheriff’s Office of City of Newport News (NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) — Two Virginia inmates are back in custody after they allegedly escaped from jail by tunneling through a cell wall, authorities said. The men, John Garza and Arley Nemo, escaped from the Newport News Jail Annex on Monday afternoon, the Newport News Sheriff’s Office […]