Ultimately, they ended up back in prison, "driving" there in the same pickup truck they used to break out of it. Immediately after escaping, they dared the robbery, but the group posed as store security guards, creating a false impression to ward off suspicion from the authorities. The attackers stole clothes and credit cards. And so it happened with 11 prison employees and 3 prisoners who happened to be nearby. Then the criminals seize some of the clothing, tie the person, put a gag in his mouth and leave him behind a locked door. As a rule, in such situations, one of the accomplices calls the unsuspecting person, and the other hits him on the head from behind. The escape took place during the "slow" period of the day when certain areas are under low control, typically lunchtime and roll call time. Maintenance and at 11:20 they were released. With a few well-planned tricks, seven convicts mastered 9 controllers. They were detained on 21-23 January 2001 with the help of television show"America's Most Wanted".ĭecemas a result complex scheme escape, they managed to escape from the most serious state prison, located near the city of Kenedy in South Texas. The Texas 7 are a group of inmates who escaped from the John Connolly Jail on December 13, 2000. The photo shows Nottingham Prison, the first from which Hinds escaped. He would continue to appeal against his arrest and, after a "formality" of British law that did not consider jailbreak to be a misdemeanor, his last appeal to the House of Lords in 1960 was rejected after Hinds argued for three hours before he returned and spent another 6 years in prison. Once back in prison, Hinds continues to send memorandums to the British Parliament stating his innocence, as well as providing tapes of his interviews to the press. Hinds will make his third Chelmsford prison break in less than a year. He ran into the crowd on Fleet Street, but was caught at the airport five hours later. Two guards led him to the toilet, and when they removed the handcuffs from Hinds, he pushed the men into the cabin and locked them with a lock that his accomplices had previously attached to the door. After his arrest, Hinds sued the authorities, alleging the illegality of the arrest, and he successfully used this incident in planning his next escape directly from the courtroom.
>6 months later he was found and arrested. After that, the media began to call him "Gooddini Hinds". Although his 13th appeal to the higher courts was rejected, he was eventually able to obtain a "forgiveness" thanks to his excellent knowledge of the British legal system.Īfter being sentenced to 12 years in prison for robbery jewelry store, Hinds escaped from Nottingham prison by sneaking through locked doors and overcoming 6-meter walls. 9 Alfred HindsĪlfie Hinds was a British criminal who, after spending 12 years in prison for robbery, successfully overcame three of the most serious security systems of three prisons. Pay attention to the wires strung over the prison yard - this was done in order to prevent a helicopter from landing, since the next failed escape attempt was made with the help of a helicopter. Due to the policy in Northern Ireland, none of the remaining fugitives were actively searched, and some of those caught were even granted an amnesty. Some of the escapees were found in the United States and were handed over to the authorities. The rest of the fugitives were helped by IRA members with shelter. Over the next few days, 19 fugitives were caught. At 3:50 a.m., the truck left the N-block, and 38 prisoners left with it. They tied his foot to the clutch pedal and told him where to go.
At 3:25 a.m., a food truck arrived and the prisoners told the driver that he would help them escape. Some prisoners "borrowed" clothes and keys from the guards to make it "more comfortable" to escape. In addition to the main fence, almost 5 meters high, each block was surrounded by a 6-meter concrete wall covered with barbed wire, and all gates of the complex were made of steel and controlled by electronics.Īt 2:30 am, the prisoners took control of the H-block, holding the prison guards hostage at gunpoint. Maze Prison was considered one of those from which it is simply impossible to escape. One prison officer died from heart attack as a result of the escape, and twenty people were injured, among them were two killed.Īll of them were fired upon with cannons that were smuggled into the prison. Then 38 Irish Republican Army (IRA) prisoners who were convicted of crimes, including murder and bombings, escaped from the H-block prison.
The largest escape in British history took place on 25 September 1983 in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Below is a list of the most incredible and daring prison breaks in history. As long as prisons exist, there will be people running out of them, or at least trying to escape.