Prison Escape

• ‘Sigh of relief’: N.B. community wants answers after inmate’s month-long escape

  A New Brunswick prison escapee is back behind bars after a month on the lam but while the community is relieved he's been captured, his escape is raising questions.

  Crime

  Mar 24
  
• Convicted murderer Lori Bill Germa escapes from Archambault Institution in Quebec

  A 69-year-old convicted murderer, Lori Bill Germa, has escaped from Quebec’s Archambault Institution, marking the second such escape from the prison in recent weeks.

  Crime

  Jul 6, 2025
  
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• Police, corrections officials investigate inmate’s escape from Stony Mountain

  Jason David Vanwyck, corrections officials said, was unaccounted for Monday morning at the federal prison, and a warrant for his arrest has been issued.

  Crime

  Jun 23, 2025
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• Former police chief, convicted of rape and murder, escapes Arkansas prison

  Grant Hardin, the former police chief of the tiny town of Gateway near the Arkansas-Missouri border, had been held in the prison since 2017.

  Trending

  May 26, 2025
• 10 inmates break out of New Orleans jail, possibly with inside help: police

  Officials said nine of the fugitives — three of which are incarcerated on charge of second-degree murder — are still on the lam and considered dangerous.

  U.S. News

  May 16, 2025
• Convicted killer serving life sentence escapes Quebec prison, caught in Toronto

  This comes days after two inmates with a 'violent history' escaped from another minimal security institution in Ontario.

  Canada

  Feb 25, 2025
• Short-lived escape: Ontario inmates with ‘violent criminal history’ back in custody

  Two inmates with a "violent history' including a convicted murderer who escaped from Beaver Creek Institution in Gravenhurst, Ont., are back in custody.

  Crime

  Feb 21, 2025
• Two inmates with ‘violent criminal history’ escape Ontario prison

  Two inmates, who police warn have a 'violent criminal history' have escaped a minimum-security prison on Feb. 19, including one serving a sentence for first-degree murder.

  Crime

  Feb 20, 2025
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• 2 Louisiana inmates remain missing after 4 escape jail through hole in fence

  Three of the men were serving time for their roles in slaying a man and shooting his daughter at least 10 times.

  U.S. News

  May 28, 2024
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• Quebec inmate escapes prison via fence with help of two accomplices: provincial police

  Authorities say a Quebec City prison fugitive had the help of two accomplices when he escaped during an outing to the outdoor courtyard at around 8:30 p.m. Thursday evening.

  Canada

  Jul 22, 2022