American felon, Brian Nichols, facing possible life imprisonment for brutally raping his girlfriend shoots his way out, and, in Ireland 38 inmates escape in one go!

A female warder falls in love with a felon and springs him from jail, and an escaped murderer on the run cons a cop into letting him go.

A prison nurse kills a guard to spring her inmate lover from jail plus great train robber Ronnie Bigg's daring escape and 10,000 days on the run.

The biggest death-row breakout in U.S history and the world's first helicopter escape.

The biggest death-row break out in U.S history and the world's first helicopter escape.

Escape by a rope made of dental floss and the last man hanged in Australia: the break out that sealed his fate.

In the US a murderous gang of 7 bust out of a Texas prison leaving chaos in their wake, in Britain IRA terrorists are re-captured after just minutes on the run and in Australia an inmate loses half his body weight and slips through his cell bar window to freedom.

In the UK a sociopath bomber uses a hand-made key to open a door to freedom, in the US a serial killer uses bed sheets to escape a fifteen story prison window and in Australia an escapee is shot dead on a crowded bus while on the run.

In the UK, a hi-jacked chopper is used in England's first helicopter escape, in Australia an escapee sends photo's of himself while on the run to authorities he's dubbed the postcard bandit and in the US, six vicious murderers tunnel their way to freedom.

In the UK John McVicar gets away with one of the most brazen escapes in British history, in New York State a small time criminal on the run turns into a cop killer and in Australia ex-bureaucrat and drug importer walks out of jail in a false wig and beard.

On March 16 2001, two convicted killers mail themselves to freedom. William Davis and Douglas Gray, both serving life sentences in a Springtown, Oklahoma prison, use their privileged jobs making road signs in the workshop to plan an ingenious escape.

At the Martin Treatment Center, sex offender Stephen Whitsett convinced his friend to fly him to a new life. At the Union Country Jail in downtown Elizabeth, New Jersey, Otis Blunt and Jose Espinosa borrowed their escape plan from a movie and busted out.

Serving a life sentence for rape and murder in Oklahoma prison, James Thomas escapes and takes others along for the ride. At the Harris County Jail, Charles Thompson, on death row for two murders, breaks out of prison by simply walking out the front door.

Two daring prison escapes in September 2007 put police across America on alert. In Arizona, convicted killer Roy Townsend risks his life to reunite with his family. In Washington state, Roger Nordling makes an escape to Las Vegas with his girlfriend.

Anti-abortionist Clayton Waagner busts out of Dewitt County Jail and declares a Holy war against abortion clinics across America. And, armed robber Jesse Glenn Smith convinces jailhouse groupie Joyce Maddox to hijack a helicopter and fly him to freedom.

Staring down a life sentence without parole in an Oregon prison, convicted killer Lee Knoch cuts his way out of prison and sprints to freedom. At a Virginia jail, Christopher Glover, steals a key for his handcuffs and attempts to disappear into thin air.

Desperate to be with his daughter, Kentucky armed robber, Anthony "Tony" Artrip, escapes from 3 high-security prisons and soon after holds up 35 banks at gunpoint. Artrip's ability to stay one step ahead of law enforcement proves frustrating to police.

Killers Sebastian Eccleston and Daniel Mitchem face a potentially fatal 70-foot drop to break out of a detention center in New Mexico. And, Linda Darby, who killed and torched her husband's body, escapes from an Indiana prison by hopping a fence.

Claude Eugene Dennis, 35, is serving 50 years to life in the Oklahoma State Penitentiary for three murders. Escaping the prison with armed robber Michael Lancaster, the duo finds themselves in standoff against state troopers with a most bloody end.

John Manard has no intention of serving his life sentence at the Lansing Correctional Facility. Enter Toby Young, a woman who runs a rehab program for criminals. Manard pours on the charm and Young agrees to help him bust out, but can they outwit the law?

Cuban refuge, Orlando Boquete, 30, is serving 50 years in Florida's Glades Correctional Institution for attempted sexual battery and burglary that he swears he didn't commit. Teaming up with fellow inmate, George Wright, the duo risks everything.

Billy Fitzmorris fakes an injury and breaks out from a hospital, embarking on a reign of terror that lasts eight hours. And, violent offender Jay Sigler escapes from a prison in Miami -- with the help of his mother driving the getaway car.