Impossible Prison Escapes
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- Writing in 1935, an ex-prisoner wrote: ‘if, that is, society’s real object [through prisons] is the reformation of the criminal-precious little progress will be made through the efforts of the present crop of wardens.’ These words were written by the same man who long-jumped 10 ft from the highest roof of Charlestown State Prison in Massachusetts, to escape to another building when he was only twenty-two. In 2012, Choi Gap-bok so vehemently believed he was framed after his arrest, that he chose to starve himself to fit through his tiny food slot of his cell. Watch how some of these most remarkable prisoners hatched and carried out their ingenious escapes, including other notorious figures such as Ted Bundy, El Chapo, as well as an account of the bloodiest escape attempt in history.
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You missed Johnny Dillinger’s escape from Crown Point Jail, he literally had escaped what many claimed to be a “escape proof jail” using a fake wooden gun
That guy was born with cast iron balls
I think he carved it from soap but either way that would take some nerves of steel and some convincing acting to pull off lol.
Doesnt suprise me, even Magneto got defeated by a Wooden gun.
CZcams!
Channeling his inner Spider-Man 💀
True dat💀👌
El Chapo's escape is like something from a movie that you would never think possible in real life
With Tom cruise, but yep, was real
You can do great things with the power of money, fear and corruption.
Nope, all was staged, he left through the front door
Alcatraz escape was truly incredible but it probably wouldn't have happened if the guards didn't trust thr prisoners so much, they basically built all the tools they used in the workshop that they had
Agreed
Or if the United States' prison system was run the way Norway's prison system is....
@@dylanwilliger you do realize this was at a time pretty much every prison in the world was similar to how the US ran it right?
It wasn't for too much trust but because escaping Alcatraz was virtually impossible.
@@msbhicks8358 Norway (and pretty much all of Scandinavia) runs it's prison system differently than the US.
I am shocked that this video didn't include Yoshie Shiratori, a Japanese man who escaped 4 different times from prisons. The ways he did it are incredible. Look him up if this sort of topic interests you
They already made a video about it. He's mostly known for using miso soup to escape prison.
Yes, two years ago. Watch it.
Ah, yes. The Miso soup guy. I believe one of the main characters from Golden Kamuy was based on this legend.
They already made a video about him
Is miso soup tasty? 😋
“Before heading to Ohio”His worst mistake yet.
He went down in Ohio and never back up
Swag like Ohio
Lol right? Just send me back to jail.
Only in ohio.
We need an "Escape from New York" remake which is placed in Ohio
You forgot about Yoshie Shiratori. His prison breaks, yes that's with an "S", were a thing of legends. Check his story out
A video on that topic was made two years ago.
I have a ton of respect for the guys who turn themselves in when they're promised better conditions. These guys don't want to be fugitives, they just want to serve their time peacefully without beatings and okay food. Not a big thing to ask for.
Nah fam, we all know he turned himself in because he had seen what Ohio had to offer
It's funny when you put it that way. Realistically speaking, nobody wants to be on the run from the authorities the whole life, that's extremely much stress. And sooner or later, you will make an mistake.
So without knowing his real motives, speaking about "respect" in this situation is ignorant and may even be completely false.
Would love another one of these. Check out Ioan Ursuț who escaped a Swedish prison in 88 through a 17 x 49 centimeter air vent in his cell by covering himself in butter.
17 x 49 is incredibly small, it's basically a slit
One slippery dude
They probably forgot to feed him...
Love the channel thanks for all the hard work guys
To some of us Australians, the Cowra Breakout is also known as the Camp 12 Massacre.
A genocide
You missed Glen Stewart Godwin escape from Folsom prison, he did the Shawshank redemption escape before the movie.
Can we appreciate that he just said "He channeled his inner Spider-Man"?
Yes, because he did challenge his inner spiderman.
thats what I like about this channel lol, its informational and accurate but also throws in some jokes and takes things less seriously which is nice. The video they made about german soldiers on meth was full of memes
and even. "hitherto unknown parkour skills." 😋
Wonderful for a non native like me I get to learn something else than standard English
No I didn't appreciate it actually
One of the strangest or unbelievable prison escapes I know of is that of Fred Caddedu who is 1980 escaped from Millhaven penitentiary in Kingston, Ontario by concealing himself in a stack of dirty food trays. The trays were loaded onto a truck and taken to the unguarded, off-site kitchen to be cleaned. At the prison museum in Kingston you can see the trays that he used to make his escape.
A prison museum sounds like a bloody fantastic place to visit
I forget the name of the inmate, but one guy literally escaped using a smuggled suit and pretending to be a lawyer.
It wasn't Andy Dufresne was it?😂😂😂
He lawyered himself out of prison
Lawyered up
Private Benjamin Hardy, one of the two people operating the machine gun at Cowra, managed to hide the gun's bolt whilst he was dying. this prevented the weapon from being used on the guards. He was awarded the george cross.
The best prison escape in my opinion was the Long Kesh prison in Ireland, in which over 38 IRA prisoners escaped from not only a prison but a prison, inside a prison and inside a Army camp. Dressed up as prison guards and jumped into a food van to simply drive out the front doors until they got to the tally lodge and a prison officer recognised the act and raised the alarm, a massive fight broke out and the 38 prisoners jumped out and began fighting their way out. A British soldier inside the guard tower looked down to what it looked like to him was over 100 prison officer fighting each other and didn't know what was going on.
7:15 -- I worked as a librarian in a Courthouse Library for more than 12 years. It was unusual, but not unknown, for individuals to be escorted in the library by armed security personnel. I do not know if these individuals were prisoners, but it seems very likely.
Stainless steel can cut steel. They found this out in a new jail in the Kent valley of Seattle around '95. I was a straight A student at highline high School in the Seattle area when I put my fingers in a pumpkin pie and I got sent to a juvenile prison. I really feel like I've spent the last 40 years escaping.
The Great Escape
"..evaded multiple gunshots, and channeling his inner spider-man" -Simple History
Great video and impressive animations! Can we get a part 2?
Happy new year people and keep it going mate
el chapo's escape was the most legend level
Happy new year :)
When my dad was 5, he and my grandparents sat just 2 tables away from Ted Bundy in a waffle house just days before he was captured (the last time)
Neither my dad nor grandparents knew it was him until my dad was in his teens when they were watching a documentary in which they showed CCTV footage of Bundy sitting in that waffle house and my dad noticed himself in the background eating his pancakes....
My point is that you never know who you may pass on the street (or sit next to in a waffle house), so be nice and kind to everyone
It's incredible that you didn't tell the story of Papillon.
I highly recommend people read more about what happened at Cowra. It was crazy sad there's some key details and events that have been missed
The guards should’ve made of example of any breakouts since the Japanese always do the same to their prisoners. Let them have a taste of their medicine.
@@shawnofdanaukota3843 and this would have achieved what, exactly?
@@nikitalarionov8247 The Jappos needed to realised that actions have consequences.
@@shawnofdanaukota3843 sounds like what you're advocating for a war crime
LMFAO the writers for this episode had too much fun with their adjectives
"channeling his inner spiderman" 🤣👌
Was I the only one who thought Happy Wheels when seeing the thumbnail?😂
Good job animation team.
Next time you can make a video about the prison escape happened in Ziegenhain (Germany). The prisoner escaped with a stolen Tank which was stolen from a military base near by
This channel is perfect for history lovers😉
Glen Godwin Escaped from Folsom prison in 1986. An has never been captured. He must have had some heavy connections.
What talking about John Dillinger escape from 1931
@@azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401 . Way before my time. I don't know where he escaped from. Dillinger was caught. Godwin hasn't been seen since
Wow I'm surprised that you Americans even herd about Cowra because I lived in Cowra for six years before I moved.
Very good job fellows!! Congratulations.
You missed Johnny Dillinger’s escape from Crown Point Jail, he literally had escaped what many claimed to be a “escape proof jail” using a fake wooden gun. Splendorous work dudes and thank you!
6:22 LOL that's one big VW Beetle
Never cross your legs like this in a fight 0:14
Victor Folke Nelson is really a parkour master
At 8:14, no one was brave, it must have been a family member or close friend who gave him that nickname. In the Spanish world nicknames are common especially regarding someone’s character or appearance.
You’re missing out, what can only describe as the best escape of the 20th of and they made a film on it, I’m talking about the great escape
So many missed this prison escape's. video
Dude literally just said he channel his inner Spider-Man is like saying "He has a *exaggerated* swagger of a criminal being"
*exaggerated* swagger
In that first scene, imagine if people moved like that while fitting in real life. 🤣🤣
A quick note, when talking about the Cowra breakout, you probably mean central west new south wales, also, I believe there was an Australian prison breakout where a prisoner dressed up in a mailman uniform and simply walked out.... However I can't remember it very well
The bollocks that dude has to give a powerful drug lord the nickname "shorty" must be godlike
I grew up in Spokane Washington. Nearly all the McDonald's gave away free French fries when bundy was executed. Washington uses the electric chair. So the signs would say "Free fries when bundy frys".. fact
It'd be nice for Spokane to stay that way.
@@joetanaka6446 i havnt been back for a long time. But i suspect its still like that
1:40 Leap of faith
Honorable Mention: Billy Hayes and “The Midnight Express” story.
Humans are amazing.
Yes.
Why was Bundys bug drawn so big in this. Looked like Mickey's car!🤣
I would have included the escape of the 4 leaders of a terrorist organization from Chile called Frente patriótico Manuel Rodríguez. They used a helicopter to escape from jail in 1996
Shocked to not see any mention of the Pittsburgh 6 or Texas 7
And thus we have Alcatraz to thank for giving us this
After the fail Cowra breakout the guards should’ve made an example from the 334 inmates since the Japanese did made an example with their POWs. Let them have a taste of their medicine.
1:54 swag like what
I know some have be made as films but there many stories that could be done
The first guy escapes prison and one of the first things he does is go to ohio, man just gave up his freedom
I want more gulf war videos
4:49 ad: thanks to total wine
you forgot Yoshie Shiratori japanese that escaped 4 times broke his ribs and starved for one month to fit trough a tiny hole.
I doubt the ATX facility can hold him
Holy cow, Ted Bundy had the largest VW bug I have ever seen in my life
Great video! Keep it up bro!
No Mountjoy jail?
It involved a hijacked helicopter that landed in the prison yard. Prisoners just hopped in and it flew off.
IIRC one of the guards said "I thought it was my commander arriving" to which an IRA member said "No, it was my commander leaving"
00:21 is that SBF?
nice
El chapo was so.. WTF. How no-one heard the hole works.
What about Yoshie Shiratori? He escaped many prisons encluding a prison that was built for him...
My favorite escape was emond de Valera escape involving fruit cake and a post card
Voting in for MACV-SOG history
So many crazy events that you think they were made up.
what about the escape from the prison within an army camp? maze prison break 1983
You missed the maze prison escape in Norther Ireland
It's incredible that you didn't tell the real story of The Great Escape
It's about a Allied soldiers POW during the World War 2
@@azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401 No chit. Do you like sharing obvious facts?
Viva Mexico.
I'm pretty sure the Japanese POWs were not playing baseball - neither Australians or Japanese knew what baseball was in the 40s
Can you guys do Sabah now?
Bro those people fighting with knives were using them like swords
0:38, whoever was driving that red car needs to go to jail.
nah bru playing gta online 💀
Spent the next 10 days "chilling" around Boston? Chilling? Really?
What about Escape from Pretoria?
Oh honey! El Chapo went out through the front door, everything else is petty attempt of life trying to imitate art
Cool
Can you make a video about the Polytechnio 1973 next? Or the death of Tito
1:54 ahh O H I O
😢😢😢
Cowra isn't in Western Australia.... even the map you used shows that
I was wondering if you could make a video about Adem Jashari a true Albanian hero
If I didn’t read the title I would’ve mistook this video for someone recording happy wheels gameplay.
Now imagine prisoners escape carrying guns. I wonder how will it be.
Yoshie Shiratori: Weaklings!
“Tonight is going to be a jailbreak, somewhere in this town. Tonight is going to be a jailbreak, so don’t you be around. Tonight is going to be trouble, I’m going to find myself in. Tonight is going to be trouble, so woman stay with a friend. BREAKOUT!” Thin Lizzy
Thumbnail looks like it belongs in Happy Wheels.
We and an Australian fly a chopper Into a prison yard
I fell this is too soon. They just arrested his son "Jr"
The thumbnail looks like that one Henry stickman ending
Come oooon... Do I REALLY??? Need these cuffs? - Probably Ted Bundy.
Well He’s a parkour just like mirrors edge
Sad Japanese prison magician noises