In Texas, Jailbreaks Aren't Like the Movies. Usually.
Robert Dudley and Rickey Taylor wanted out of the Ector County Jail, apparently quite badly. Twice this year, using makeshift digging tools and squeezing through dark tunnels inside the jail in Odessa, they nearly succeeded, taking advantage of weaknesses in the West Texas facility.
“I’ve been sheriff 10 years, and until this happened, we hadn’t had anything like that,” said Sheriff Mark Donaldson of Ector County.
Though a favorite plot device on television and in movies, jailbreaks are fairly rare, and at county lockups in Texas successful escapes are even rarer. In the last five years, sheriffs in ...
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Karen Cummings via Texas Tribune on Facebook
In this economy they might want to stay in prison. They have 3 meals and a place to sleep and healthcare.