How Insanely Creative Prisoners Escaped From Maximum Security Prison

[@isbestlizard]

"I need a file, a hacksaw, a skeleton key and a bottle of chloroform... for my art" "Sure honey

[@DirtyFrankDahmer]

Similar stuff happens with a lot of female COs.

[@xenondestiny]

He gets me so much 😍

[@NeverDoubtTheWorm]

Ahahahahaha

[@psycronizer]

@@xenondestiny and they say women aren't insane...lol...

[@jmichaels4228]

😂😂😂

[@WrecklessEating]

That's a wild story. The husband staying with her is unreal.

[@matthewseed3386]

He was happy that somebody else was giving it to her so he didn't have to. He was just hoping she wouldn't get fired before they could collect that pension.

[@mac23806]

That is some blind love right there

[@liberatedentrepreneur149]

Simping seems to be an older art than what many thought.

[@blankablueboy1501]

Super simp.

[@AuthenticGogetters]

The Big Bang of simp culture

[@thanglenmangsitlhou4388]

I was just about to escape from maximum security prison. Thanks for dropping this video just in time.

[@leemichael2154]

Funny!

[@ameenshaikh5157]

nice joke bro

[@eamonberwick6920]

@@ameenshaikh5157 its not a joke

[@mcbdllc2848]

You can be in jail on a cell phone happens all the time I was just playing apex mobile with inmates

[@lorenzoguice2738]

🤣

[@Dan77845]

I grew up in Huntsville TX. Every time we had an escape, I was always amazed to hear the clever ways these got loose. My favorite was one guy walked right out the front door. Staff would flip their id badge so that prisoners couldn’t see their info. Medical staff wore green scrubs. This dude dyed his white prison wear using green highlighters, flipped his inmate id and walked right out the front door.

[@antssr_9106]

That's awesome

[@beestingza]

I have a hard time believing green highlighter looks anything like the green in surgical scrubs but it sounds too strange to be a lie.

[@MattH-wg7ou]

​@@beestingza I agree, but with time I bet someone could find a way to make it work! Thats impressive if true! The bolls on that guy! Still, even if you escape, theyre gonna catch you. Nationwide manhunt, etc. Better have arrangements out of the country already made and airtight!

[@Jerseybytes2]

@@MattH-wg7ou impressive is the 6 guys who escape death row in Virginia. they drove out the prison after saying they had a bomb. they were caught, but it's still quite a story

[@thomastarkanian8980]

@@beestingza it does, it works unbelievable. I work inside one and have seen it all. They also burn rubber for tattoo ink.

[@docnathan3959]

It appears that staff and/or guards making friends with inmates must be one of the greatest weaknesses of a prison, even a very secure one.

[@ctakitimu]

Yep, usually the human element is the weakest point - in any type of security

[@LetsPlayBojangles]

100% The most secure systems involve rotating groups of guards to different parts of the prison on a daily basis to keep attachments from forming. Also, having someone not reporting to the prison like a state or federal employee audit footage at random and have the guards understand this is happening to keep the idea out of their head. Still not 100% infallible but it makes escape exponentially harder if you can't form a bond with a guard, or even know the next time you will see them.

[@chrismc410]

Social engineering is one of the oldest and most effective ways through any security

[@andreyrunovchik2020]

The solution to that is prisons like Russia’s black dolphin, no risk of that

[@chrismc410]

@@andreyrunovchik2020 I don't believe in prisons like Black Dolphin or any Supermax prison. I feel if a prisoner is so.bad to warrant being in places like that, better to simply execute them and be done with it, cost irrelevant. I'd gladly pay extra to guaranteed people like that will never be a threat to anyone or repeat their crimes.

[@Freezaboi]

“Her photos are burned” was that a hint of laughter I hear 😂

[@imarriedabrkfsttaco3737]

The so called "Uneducated prisoners!" outsmarted the entire prison system,guards and highly educated prison designers due to their off the charts resourcefulness and dedication.

[@cwhit2575]

The designers cannot account for "dumb woman giving prisoners power tools"

[@Haad-Shaheer]

Education doesn't mean intelligence. Education comes from studying. Intelligence comes from USING YOUR BRAIN.

[@wolfmantroy6601]

If not for teaming up with a drunk ol' Sweat might have made it.

[@Chaoticenby666]

As someone who lives less than 30 minutes from the prison, it was a very freaky time. I was a sophomore and schools were staying open during this. Everyone was so scared of where they could turn up or what they were actually capable of. Great job on reporting on this!

[@dannydaw59]

Firearms must have been popular then.

[@Chaoticenby666]

@@dannydaw59 I have no idea. But more than likely. Clinton is a very red county so the chances that firearms sales went up during that time, especially closer to Dannemora, are very high.

[@MsRotorwings]

Of course schools stayed open. They had absolutely nothing to gain from going to a school. Hostages? No benefit to them. Why go to a school when you can hide in the forest.

[@kmdkrohn]

I'm down in the capital region and we were scared that they might make it down here. it was definitely intense!

[@diabeticdaniel7848]

This was a ride from start to finish. Great story told in a really entertaining way. Thanks for the good time :)

[@VanillaGorilla1986-y1q]

I jus let out a stink

[@diabeticdaniel7848]

@@VanillaGorilla1986-y1q Thanks for sharing. Hope it was a good experience :)

[@iCrumpyy]

My dad was on the Mohawk Correctional Facility’s CERT team. I’ll never forget when these guys escaped, he was up there for a week searching through the woods looking for them. He was shocked they were even able to escape from that jail.

[@ireflectlight]

Ur mom

[@novideostopost1268]

CERT doesn’t mess around, that’s awesome.

[@pjhoody]

@@novideostopost1268 are they like elite prison guards?

[@novideostopost1268]

@@pjhoody kinda. CERT stands for Corrections Emergency Response Team, they receive a lot of training on quelling riots, escape stuff, additional firearms training, drug training. A lot of physical stuff too

[@czkiller7378]

source:trust me bro

[@kevonmclean8128]

“she is as bad an actress as she is a wife” SAVAGE 😂😂

[@timeblade]

Give her a break… Oh wait, She won’t get one now she’s in jail.

[@africa_everyday]

"She's not easy on eyes",that got me 😁😁😁

[@mcbdllc2848]

Now she's in prison hope it was worth it no men on the female side

[@paulo0651]

New news she gay

[@pixie4945]

@@mcbdllc2848 I can't tell if ur being sexist or not

[@fuktrumpanzeeskum]

And that was such an understatement too.

[@greywolf7577]

@@pixie4945 Why would you think it's sexist? All he said is that there are no men in women's prison.

[@bradw2020]

Joyce Mitchell seems like an OG Karen. I could see her in prison demanding to speak to the guards supervisors lol

[@mkpoutato5789]

Guys for real, you guys are doing an incredible job, great stories, like the zombie apocalypse, El chapo escape, Ted bundy etc. And great animations for the videos, you guys deserve all the credit, not many youtubers are so hard working as you guys, I am truly thankful that the infographics show exists, thank you. You all deserve the best

[@Sloneyyy]

Couldn’t agree more, I watch well over 5-6 hours of the show every day like clockwork. Been mad addicted to this channel since my first time coming across it lol theres something about learning a little something relatively every video whilst also being entertained. Great original content and I will never be able to get enough of the distinct animation. Love you infographic show, y’all truly the goat

[@monkeylady8150]

and the daily uploads too...

[@thugger-vandross]

Easily the best channel on KZbin

[@beestingza]

The animations are horrible

[@Silo-Ren]

So glad I decided to check this one out, I certainly thought they were both killed. From what I understand, is that most escapee have great plans on how to get out, but none when they actually get out and that's how they get caught.

[@andreamicucci2396]

They made a movie about it "New York prison break; the seduction of Joyce Mitchell" and for a low budget film it wasnt bad at all id check it out.

[@Mario87456]

One was killed unfortunately and other wasn’t he was caught instead unfortunately I always HATE it when prisoners who successfully escape get caught, it’s fascinating and exciting when they successfully never get caught

[@andreamicucci2396]

@@Mario87456 I feel the same way, I was obsessed with I almost got away with it when it first came out but they never tell us the success stories lol

[@Mario87456]

@@andreamicucci2396 If there are any successful prison escape stories well I want Infographics Show to cover them someday. I also did know that they didn’t get away successfully since I had heard this story on the news and when their escape unfortunately came to an end.

[@andreamicucci2396]

@@Mario87456 agreed

[@BlkBlazin94]

The tragedy here is that Matt chose a life of crime when he could have shared a wonderful talent with the world and probably gotten rich doing it.

[@blarfroer8066]

There seems to be a recurring trend with failed painters.

[@bhgtree]

A prisoner has been digging up a tunnel under his cell for years One day he while he was digging he saw the light, he reached the end of tunnel and ended up in a kindergarten playground "I'm free, I'm free!" shouted the escaped prisoner "so what? I'm four" said one of the toddlers 😄

[@dekishajones282]

😉😎

[@LoveVIvie]

@@dekishajones282 what’s yo number or Ig

[@liberatedentrepreneur149]

Gotta love a corny dad joke 😂

[@tableswithoutchairs1168]

Based toddler 😎😎😎

[@VanillaGorilla1986-y1q]

I jus let out a stink

[@christophermercado5466]

"She's not easy one the eyes, and she knows it" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@joeatapple3651]

Thank you I needed this tutorial Edit: YO IT WORKED

[@lackhlinhallam4611]

Wait what...

[@kookikay1945]

We all needed this 💀

[@ricelover1.0]

So you gonna escape your maximum security prison.......?

[@Snowboiiiii]

Why?

[@elisasaldana5193]

Hello fbi yes someone is escaping please come

[@TheLiamster]

The best way to escape is to ask the prison to let you out. It can’t keep you there without your consent

[@amandamsnyder87]

Lol okay.

[@DanielMcCauley-up7oq]

You got to be a sovereign citizen for that!

[@ctakitimu]

Escaped inmates are like the barking dog that actually catches the car. It doesn't know what to do with it, everything had been bet on the chase and not what happens next. Those guys got really lucky with the abandoned cabin in the woods though!

[@borisratnik9032]

When I was seven years old, we had a dog that loved to chase cars and would not stop. One day, he caught a 1965 Ford Galaxie and it ran him over. Unbelievably, he survived and fully recovered. He never chased another car as long as he f*cking lived. All he needed was the proper lesson, taught in the right way.

[@CatholicPiccolo]

The cabin ended up being their downfall as it allowed for Matt's alcoholism to run wild.

[@beestingza]

@@CatholicPiccoloSeriously. I wonder if Matt would have survived if the alcohol wasn't there. It let his demons out.

[@oshwaflz]

​@@beestingza guys like matt are always a mistake away from thier demons coming out, if it wasnt the cabin it wouldve been something else. i just wonder if sweat wouldve made it if he just left on his own.

[@MsRotorwings]

@@beestingzaMatt wasn’t equipped to handle life on the outside, alcoholic or not.

[@ryanhey3425]

Its insane how loyal her husband us that dedication right there. 100% I think that sweat would of made it too canada without Matt incredible story

[@MsRotorwings]

Sweat made the mistake of traveling during the day.

[@bestnola]

Did anyone else notice that when they were slowly zooming into a cop around 33:00 that the cops left arm and head disappeared for a frame.

[@vitekadder]

Saw it too. I wanted to post it, but you was faster. :)

[@tuvelout]

also at 37:38 the guard is missing his chest and body lower portion

[@Setca_GD]

Yeah it’s so weird

[@Loadofbulltrading]

So I'm actually from the town he was seen at before he was shot... They didn't get this entirely right. There is a hill in Malone NY that he crossed the street on and a camera got him on there. Then he continued to fort Covington which is where he was taken down. Interesting fact.... My dad was a correction officer for 27 years and knew officer Mitchel.

[@victorcontreras9097]

Ur dad helped them too

[@PursonMusic]

There is a fantastic dramatisation of this with Paul Dano and Benicio Del Toro called Escape at Dannemora. Was a roller coaster from start to finish.

[@mrrandom1265]

Every time I watch a video about a prison escape, I always wish they succeed, no matter how bad they are. Is that normal?

[@gw5515]

@0Never1 Media I could listen to your words for a while. Eloquent and eye opening.

[@Mario87456]

Don’t worry I do too as well. Needless to say I want this channel to cover a successful prison escape where the inmates don’t caught someday.

[@brianrayner676]

Alcatraz was exactly what popped into my mind when I read his comment.

[@liberatedentrepreneur149]

Same

[@liberatedentrepreneur149]

@0Never1 Media Yeah, no

[@JiaPia3]

What an insane story. You guys do usually pick interesting topics. Didn't even feel like 40 minutes. I don't even know if I would have clicked on it knowing the time, but the story was tragic and compelling. Thank you Infographics Show ❤️❤️❤️

[@beestingza]

Criminals are definitely not all idiots, but the way they behaved after they escaped proved they weren't Einstein. I wonder if Matt would have survived if that alcohol wasn't in the cabin though.

[@CyclesAreSingularities]

poor husband's heart is too great for this cruel world

[@ryandonovan5205]

Jeffrey Manchester best prison escapist ever. Dude escaped a North Carolina prison and lived in a Toys R US for months

[@HomelessNinjaKennedy]

No time wasted in this video. I love it.

[@DoggosAndJiuJitsu]

As a former sergeant in a max custody state prison, this is 100% possible.

[@darkwebwatching5100]

Man i did 5 years at a level 3 prison. Warren correctinal by cincinnati. And what these guys did to escape is insane. Most ppl think of hitting the fence or sneaking out under or on top of a semi. But this, this is genious. What legends

[@teen_laqueefa]

Lebanon?

[@NomadUrpagi]

​@@teen_laqueefa what part of this comment made you remotely think of lebanon

[@rehaanphansalkar4187]

@SoakintheSchadenfreude At least they know that lebanon is another country.

[@levindrasantram3085]

I Fr can’t believe I actually watched it all. Amazing story telling guys

[@korymanuel8682]

I remember when this actually happened they even called Dog the Bounty Hunter even help find them

[@UNLVbasketball]

Sweat actually sounds like a good guy. Was rooting for him

[@tofamous13]

Should see what they went to jail for

[@burner2235]

@@UNLVbasketball bro legit killed and dismembered a guy in the vid

[@ikenuru7664]

@@burner2235 that was Matt not sweat

[@human1010]

Being a professional in this field I'm glad to see Atleast someone appreciating my struggle.

[@abramson262]

You have a higher chance of leaving prison when you’ve served the sentence rather than escaping

[@DirtyBobBojangles]

Really? Oh wow who would have guessed!?😮😮😮

[@litneyloxan]

Captain Obvious strikes again

[@dalcop4702]

@@litneyloxan Really where, where is he????

[@Alex-jc6oi]

Ya in a coffin

[@tyler._ward1085]

there has been tons of cases for those who may still be alive and free though. with the integrity and speeed and good directing out of the country illegally it could be pulled off if u run to the right country

[@drunkenmmamaster419]

One of the best videos I've watched on this channel well done Infographics

[@VesselFitterguy]

The most sad part about this is the fact that the female staff person didn't rat on the inmate instead he ratted on her by telling his story and giving her up.

[@sydney4782]

Thats not sad. She deserved it

[@Southeast_Asian_Devil]

if i was Sweat I'd do the same. She failed him

[@benjikashh528]

Up until 3am watching these informational videos lol… late to work the next morning late 😂😂. keep up the hard work.

[@xxundyingragexx3057]

I hope the infographics show never stops making content I love this channel

[@BigBossIvan]

Kind of a sour ending for Sweat, seems like he at least should've had his sentencing adjusted with all things considered...

[@blarfroer8066]

Messing with the authority will get you the worst punishments. Matt's crime was considerably worse, yet he still had the possibility of parole, while Sweat didn't.

[@jaysdood]

Jesus! If Sweat was willing to poke Mitchell in order to escape prison, he probably deserves his freedom.

[@indianheadlogan]

The infographics show is like a comic book that reads to you

[@braydenchan302]

Lyle didn’t deserve any of this dude

[@jimmyellis2011]

I live in Western NY. About 35 miles east of Buffalo. This is all you saw on the news, until they caught them. It was crazy.

[@danilsmith7292]

Ok, this is actually good. Good job! I hope you get 12M subs!

[@slicingonions4398]

I remember this but didn't know all these details you all did amazing telling this story. I cant help but kinda feel bad for sweat, even more so than that woman's husband since he chose to stay with her after that

[@quanbrooklynkid7776]

Yea...

[@etbl.ag2nt109]

I’m from Dannemora right down the road from the Clinton Correctional facility! I remember when this all happened it was crazy to live through!!! And it’s so crazy to me that I’m watching an infographics show about something that happened in my back yard basically!!!!! Crazy!

[@zappleapple7725]

Thanks!

[@richfox8751]

I live in the same town where Matt killed his boss. Pretty certain he was dismembered in the basement of a local pizza shop, then dumped in the Niagara river.

[@markusskram4181]

You are the best channel on KZbin!

[@mssssman]

thanks for posting this i needed it

[@Moedefy]

37:38 dude was so shocked about his blood alcohol level to the point that his body disappeared 💀

[@immahungryhippo]

Very informative. Really needed this video

[@felixchen189]

funnyy

[@sfrank8687]

She wasn't easy on the eyes hahaha!!! That's a understatement

[@FindMyKing]

Narrator: Shows you Mr. Mitchell Also narrator: proceeds to describe Mr. Mitchell as "Bucktooth" 😂😂😂

[@Karlos1234ify]

Prison Guard: Back in your cell, inmate! Escanor: Who decided that?

[@kendallfach7020]

love the long episodes!!!!

[@ProbsNotLiam]

Brilliant video you might here this often but your videos are great I respect you

[@sageviper2981]

“A glitch in her life” man that’s cold

[@johnalexander5789]

Thank God I have internet in jail. Thank you infographics!

[@m4dski11zdotcom]

Lyle has that Forrest Gump love. I actually watched the entire vid. What a cray tale!

[@justandy333]

This is one of those wierd videos where you end up rooting for the bad guys, hoping they'll make it out. Its an amazing feat, breaking out from a maximum security prison, But its quite another keeping yourself from getting caught and sent back.

[@scrubfive9239]

Love this channel!

[@YamaMaharaja]

Lyle is the type of guy many of these gals should be aiming for. A many who is a breadwinner, loving husband, and dedicated and there fore them. Mitchell didn't deserve that majestic man.

[@poliltinktink5343]

"She isn't easy on the eye, and she knows it." Man that's cold!!! Can't help but laugh a little.....😅😅😅

[@lilchiapet]

37:40 that guy has really good camo

[@infinity7585]

wow i cant believe that lady got such a short sentence for all that she did, crazy

[@africa_everyday]

Me too. Too short

[@jeep19]

Look at her...

[@loowick4074]

They dint find evidence off the pills so that's what saved her.

[@melvynsngltn27]

I could be wrong but I'm certain if she was with them the day of the escape I believe they would of killed her

[@hirwaenock17]

I really miss infographic tips 🥺 Please bring them back soon 🥺

[@MrDoctor88]

Same... I wish they were still here 😢

[@beluga-ii2xd]

Will save this video for future use 💀

[@bbenjoe]

When this escape happened, Tim Robbins who starred in the Shawshank Redemption was interviewd on the matter. He pointed out that that in the movie the viewer feels that Andy is innocent, but in this real case the escapees are dangerous criminals, so one shouldn't root for them.

[@kdesigner07]

This felt like a movie. Really, this should be made into a movie similar to Shawshank. Very well told.

[@SivartOrder66]

Showtime did a 7 part series on this and also Lifetime did a 2 hour movie.

[@nickdarr7328]

Hey it's a video not about Russia, Ukraine, China or ww3. I forgot this channel was capable of such a feat

[@zachariahkane]

Beautifully narrated and paced

[@guthax30]

I have no idea why i expected a happy ending to this.

[@brianrayner676]

Two murderers caught after escaping, one dead and the other put back in jail. Two guards charged for their offences. I would call that a happy ending.

[@TFL_AMIN]

LOVE U THE INFOGRAPHIC SHOW❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@bobkutz]

Happened to me one time. I was sent to prison by a military court for a crime I didn't commit. I promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, I survive as soldier of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find me, maybe you can hire . . . the B-team.

[@tiger_844]

….suuuuure 🙄

[@default179]

@@tiger_844 r/wooooosh

[@NatetheNintendofan]

​@@tiger_844I think it's real I think he did this

[@grymaldus40k41]

I love it when a plan comes together..

[@ivlark1]

Good video bud, keep up the good work!

[@nbakyddevon7112]

Love the content my friends call me a nerd because of how much I watch you guys

[@fctcfcgcdf6668]

Nerd

[@drakebistrong9562]

Ya same

[@docnathan3959]

🤓

[@draglorr5578]

Be proud of it!

[@Lauryne9e]

I been looking for you guys for 2 years now 🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@scottoakes4575]

Instinct should drive you to escape confinement. You know you're beat when you stop looking for a way out.

[@redrustyhill2]

Many are too smart to escape. They know they have nowhere to go. No respurces to live on. Being homeless on the streets constantly looking over your back or live life inside with food, shelter, in relative comfort.

[@shawnkilpatrick4839]

In Germany it is not technically illegal to escape for this reason. However most of the things you would have to do to escape still is.

[@damnatron2874]

congrats on 12 mil

[@The1nonlyfrfr]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 everytime the narrator had a chance to go at the lady he did

[@Overwatch-hm2mu]

Thanks I'm gonna need this soon

[@BaronVonQuiply]

37:34 State Police carry AR 15s which I assumed this was as well, but it turns out USBP does indeed issue fully auto suppressed M4s in the United States. If anyone is wondering, the only differences are the typical SBR nature of the M4 (which you can do with an AR in many states) and the Fire Control Group. In short there's one more part in an auto that's not there in an AR 15. AR 15 bolts themselves are full auto compatible, because it doesn't make a difference without that auto sear (and the ability to select it).

[@martinsozola8526]

Excellent video, crazy amount of detail. Loved it.

[@Tommuli_Haudankaivaja]

To think how useful they could've been, if they didn't choose the life of crime.

[@moonasha]

or, to think how useful they could've been, if our prison system actually tried to reform people instead of just punishing them

[@TheUKNutter]

@@moonashaNot just punishing, but for ridiculously lengthy sentences that are unnecessary.

[@youtubespamaccount1632]

Plot twist: The man talking is a escape prisoner from max prison

[@roxasdeviluke317]

Does anybody remember the name if a movie where a guy's job is to escape from prisons and then tell them how he did it so they can fix it but then gets sent to a prison for real? I've been thinking about it for awhile

[@EC-dz4bq]

Escape Plan

[@damikey18]

@@EC-dz4bq I like those movies

[@TheSpiritombsableye]

The memories of a massive search hunt through cattaraugus county.

[@carleyketzeback7410]

Hey, great story! You narrative was very impressive.

[@garcia83viz]

Are those art images really consistent with what these people were actually creating? (It would be cool to see some of these portraits, and the painting of Tony Soprano. )

[@garcia83viz]

There is no connection to those images and any artists named David Sweat or Richard Matt... In reality, painting takes many years of concentration, and a very stable upbringing with supportive parents. Prison isn't any of those..

[@craigcorbet]

If Infographics Show replaced their clickbait garbage with accurate titles akin to Wikipedia, they’d have a legacy of many timeless pieces and be largely reputable. This was amazing and deserves a wider name recognition. I don’t think Mitchell is suing you. After what she got duped by and the lies she maintains, she calls Ben Stiller a “liar” and “an idiot”. You’ll be fine.

[@gojirathemonster4105]

WE LOVE PRISON STORIES!!! PLEASE NEVER STOP

[@BenDover-zs7um]

This is so fascinating!

[@janoswimpffen7305]

What makes no sense in their planning was heading to Canada. There is a strong extradition treaty between the two countries and the Canadians will look for you. Indeed, at that time the Mounties were alerted and had set up a perimeter. I personally know a Canadian border cop and she said that there is a friendly agreement on both sides that if either catches a bad guy wanted on the other they'll just hand him over quietly to avoid the paperwork, even if they're only dragging a limp body across the line.

[@bobbymurphy5003]

This was amazing .

[@jenc9090]

There's a TV miniseries about this escape called ‘Escape at Dannemora’ starring Benicio del Toro, Patricia Arquette, and Paul Dano. I highly recommend it!!!

[@tonic5078]

Intrigued start to end. Brilliantly Told.

[@bhgtree]

This sounds like a cross between 'Prison Break' and 'Escape from Alcatraz'.