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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Last Chance Garage

Last Chance Garage

2012

According to Law

1958

Prison Images

Prison Images

2000

Escaping Satan's Web

Escaping Satan's Web

1987

The Devil and the Death Penalty

2012

She Dreamed That I Died

2011

The words of Ventotene

The words of Ventotene

2019

A Tale of Singers and Murderers

A Tale of Singers and Murderers

2016

My Life Inside

My Life Inside

2007

Metamorphosis

Metamorphosis

The Quiet Zone

2017

De Gaulle, le géant aux pieds d'argile

De Gaulle, le géant aux pieds d'argile

2012

The Boy of The Fish

The Boy of The Fish

2024

Solitary

Solitary

2016

Johnny Cash at San Quentin

Johnny Cash at San Quentin

1969

Nowhere Home

Nowhere Home

2012

Death and the Judge

Death and the Judge

2018

La fuga

La fuga

2021

Fresh Start: A Marcus Harvin Story

Fresh Start: A Marcus Harvin Story

2024

The Work

The Work

2017