Will this criminal’s [Rene Belbenoit] street smart be enough to conquer nature? Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman s2e5: Escaping Devil’s Island
This is a cell in one of the most frightening prison camps in history. Located in French Guiana on the South American coast, it’s the notorious prison colony known as Ile du Diable, Devil’s Island. ibid.
Of the thousands who try to escape Devil’s Island, only a handful succeed. ibid.
It may look like an innocuous building in a typical American suburb but Alton City Jail is one of the most high-tech facilities on American soil. Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman s2e6: Alton City Escape
Prisoners are confined to their cells at all times. ibid.
Quawntay [Adams] devises an ingenious way to smuggle in a blade: the US postal service. ibid.
The manhunt for Quawntay Adams is on. ibid.
In a deadly prison deep behind enemy lines. One man [Colonel Thomas Rose] leads the biggest escape attempt in American history? Can they break out and make it back to enemy territory alive? Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman s2e7: Tunneling to Freedom
An estimated 620,000 men would lose their lives fighting the civil war. ibid.
Welcome to Libby Prison. Known to its inhabitants as the Castle of Despair. ibid.
109 prisoners make it through the tunnel that night … 59 make it back to friendly territory. ibid.
At maximum security jails prisoners are packed into overcrowded cells. It’s a recipe for violence. Facing years in this hellish prison, three inmates plan a high-risk escape. If their plan fails and the rope breaks, they will pay a heavy price. Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman s2e8: Breakout in Plain Sight
250 officers were assigned on jail-break duty … 3 people have escaped from prison. ibid.
This is the story of how to get out of Broadmoor … Breakouts from Broadmoor are incredibly rare. But not impossible. Broadmoor: For the Criminally Insane s1e4
1991: One of Broadmoor’s most dangerous and depraved patients managed to escape … He was convicted child rapist John Saunders. ibid.
‘1993: The Wolfman [Saunders] decides to escape again.’ ibid.
Every release from Broodmoor hospital has its risks. ibid.