America's Greatest Prison Breaks

"How did they do it?"

A look at the prison breakout of Richard Matt and David Sweat from Clinton Correctional facility, as well as a look back at some of the most daring and ingenious prison breaks in American history.

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American Jail

American Jail

2018

Detained

Detained

2015

Drunk in Public

Drunk in Public

2012

The Wild Horse Redemption

2007

Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison

2008

Wrong Fellows

Wrong Fellows

2010

Australia's Hardest Prison: Lockdown Oz

Australia's Hardest Prison: Lockdown Oz

2008

Johnny Cash at San Quentin

Johnny Cash at San Quentin

1969

Stanford Prison Experiment: Psychology of Imprisonment

Stanford Prison Experiment: Psychology of Imprisonment

1991

Leaves of K.

Leaves of K.

2022

Fresh Start: A Marcus Harvin Story

Fresh Start: A Marcus Harvin Story

2024

Non-Stop

Non-Stop

2020

The Art of Incarceration

The Art of Incarceration

2019

This Man Escaped the Iron Curtain by Zip Line

This Man Escaped the Iron Curtain by Zip Line

2018

Gogita's new life

Gogita's new life

2017

Bewaarders

Bewaarders

2018

The Feminist on Cellblock Y

The Feminist on Cellblock Y

2018

Hævnen er vor - et portræt af fange nr. 22, Palle Sørensen

1989

The Fallen

The Fallen

1985

Cain's Children

Cain's Children

2014