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  • BREAKOUT

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This high octane series tells the dramatic stories of some of the most high profile jailbreaks in recent history, and the ingenious detective work that led to the successful recapture of escapees. Each breakout is told from the perspectives of the dangerous and often highly intelligent criminals who escape, and the professional, determined law enforcement teams who hunt them down.

EPISODE GUIDE

  • Breakout: Southsider Gang
    After escaping through a piper chase and up over the roof of Grant County Jail, three heavily armed gang members make for the Mexican border, with the police in hot pursuit.
  • Breakout: The Real Macgyver
    A convicted murderer is known for his ability to repair things using everyday materials. With other prisoners out to get him, he plans goes an escape using tools as simple as dental floss and a sheet.
  • Breakout: Island Fortess
  • Breakout: Tunnel Break
    Three inmates dig their way into a system of tunnels under the Indiana State Prison. Hours later the escape is discovered and the manhunt begins.
  • Breakout: The Real Mcgvyer
    A convicted murderer is known for his ability to repair things using everyday materials. With other prisoners out to get him, he plans goes an escape using tools as simple as dental floss and a sheet.
  • Breakout: The Connecticut Conspiracy
    Two prisoners use their positions in the prison kitchen to smuggle tools to cut through their bars. A chase ensues as cops hunt them down.
  • Breakout: Island Fortress
    Imprisoned for arson, Matthew Williams was determined to escape, but knew it was going to be difficult. Parkhurst Prison was not only surrounded by multiple fences-- it was on an island.
  • Breakout: Freedom Fighter Escape
    In a stunning display of ingenuity, three political prisoners in Apartheid South Africa, escape from a maximum security prison using ten keys crafter from wood, right under the noses of their captors.
  • Breakout: Escape From Supermax
    A nationwide FBI hunt ensues when armed robber Roy Harper and murderer John Woolard escape from the notorious Mississippi State Penitentiary.
  • Breakout: Escape From Indian River
    Using a hacksaw smuggled into prison, two criminals convicted of murder escape from the Indian River County Jail in Florida.
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