Inmate Escapes Prison

Illinois data shows inmates with violent records from shuttered prison sent to medium-security sites

When the Illinois Department of Corrections shut down the century-old Stateville Correctional Center in September, officials transferred 278 inmates convicted of murder and dozens more serving time for violent crimes to other lockups across the state.

Chicago Sun-Times · 3h

Stateville inmates with violent records wound up in medium-security prisons, data shows

When Illinois shuttered the century-old maximum security facility last year, nearly four of every five inmates went to less-secure sites.

NBC Chicago · 17h

Data shows inmates with violent records from Stateville Correctional Center sent to medium-security sites

Among the approximately 400 inmates transferred when Illinois' decrepit Stateville prison closed over the summer, 278 were convicted of murder and 100 more are serving time for other violent offenses.

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This week in Philly history, ‘Slick Willie’ Sutton escapes — on his sixth try — from a Philadelphia prison

Slick Willie” Sutton climbed over the castle-like walls of the old Holmesburg prison, marking his first successful escape ...

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Man who escaped Englewood prison camp sentenced to 10 years

A man who escaped from a federal prison camp in Englewood and lived on the run for five years was sentenced to 10 years in ...

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Manhunt for Pollsmoor inmate who escaped while on prison maintenance duty

A hunt has been launched for a man who escaped from Pollsmoor Prison while part of a work team carrying out maintenance on ...

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Man arrested for impersonating an ICE agent in prison escape plan

Investigators say Randall impersonated an ICe agent to collect an inmate from the prison who was supposed to be picked up by an ICE agent that day.

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Inmate tries to escape from prison van on I-26, state officials say

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) said an inmate attempted to escape from a van on Monday. Sean Tomsha, 31, was being taken from Lieber Correctional ...

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Break time's over: Pollsmoor inmate who escaped while cleaning prison grounds rearrested

He was rearrested in the early hours of Wednesday morning, with an investigation underway into the circumstances behind the ...

Violent Brit inmate captured after five months on the run following mass Portuguese prison escape

Mark Roscaleer disappeared after he scaled a 20ft wall with a ladder at a prison near Lisbon last September - and was finally ...

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