Prison escape

Top Official Says Inside Help Was Likely In 'El Chapo' Escape

2:50pm July 16, 2015

U.S. authorities had wanted Joaquin Guzman extradited, in part over fears that he would get out again. Mexican authorities refused. His escape likely will deepen distrust between the countries.

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World News

Maximum Security Not Enough As Mexican Drug Lord Stages Second Escape

8:12pm July 13, 2015

by Carrie Kahn

One of Mexico's most notorious cartel leaders, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, escaped from prison this weekend — for a second time. A manhunt is underway after he fled his cell through a mile-long tunnel.

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National

N.Y. Prison Break Search Is Costing $1 Million A Day

6:12pm June 15, 2015

by Bill Chappell

A district attorney says the two inmates may have used power tools left behind by maintenance contractors at the Clinton Correctional Facility.

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National

Authorities Beef Up Search For Killers Who Escaped From New York Prison

11:55am June 11, 2015

by Scott Neuman

An area not far from the prison where David Sweat and Richard Matt broke out last weekend appears to be a focus of police scrutiny, but officials were also looking in neighboring Vermont.

National

'Some Indication' That N.Y. Escapees Might Have Headed To Vermont

5:10pm June 10, 2015

by Bill Chappell

More than 450 personnel are going door-to-door, conducting car searches and gathering information to try to find escaped killers David Sweat and Richard Matt.

Wandsworth prison in south London in a 2010 photo. Neil Moore, a 28-year-old convicted fraudster, walked out of the prison earlier this month by showing guards a bail letter he'd forged.

World News

British Fraudster Walks Out Of Jail Using Forged Bail Letter

4:13pm March 28, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The man, who was serving time for a $2.7 million fraud, simply showed guards the letter and walked free. He later changed his mind and turned himself back in to authorities.