5 Real Prison/Jail Escapes Caught On Camera - Summary

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* **5 Notorious Prison Breaks:**
1. **Derek Estelle** (2013): Escaped from Garland County Jail by diving through an open reception window, aided by his mother and girlfriend.
2. **Torie T. Smith** (2009): Walked out of a New Orleans jail after a guard failed to lock the door, recaptured within 24 hours.
3. **Rocky Marquez** (2010): Twice escaped from a Phoenix prison by swapping ID wristbands with another inmate, using the same method both times.
4. **Gao Yulin, Wang Demin, and Lee Highway** (2014): Three Chinese inmates killed a guard, stole police uniforms, and escaped; recaptured within 10 days.
5. **El Chapo (Joaquin Guzman)**:
* Escaped from a Mexican maximum-security prison in 2001 via a laundry cart.
* Recaptured in 2014, only to escape again in 2015 through a mile-long tunnel dug under his cell; currently at large with a $5M reward for his capture.

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**Derek Estelle**

1. Derek Estelle was arrested in 2013 for stealing a car and evading police.
2. Estelle was held on 26 charges, including aggravated robbery and burglary.
3. On July 28, 2013, Estelle escaped from Garland County Jail.
4. Estelle's mother, girlfriend, and her stepdad assisted in the escape plan.
5. Estelle was recaptured in 2015 and sentenced to 32 years in prison.
6. His girlfriend was sentenced to 3 years for her part in the escape.

**Torie T Smith**

7. Torie T Smith was arrested in 2009 for aggravated battery on her boyfriend.
8. Smith escaped from Orleans Parish Prison after a guard failed to lock a door.
9. Smith was recaptured within 24 hours in a New Orleans apartment building.
10. She was rebooked on the original battery charge and an additional escape charge.

**Rocky Marquez**

11. Rocky Marquez was jailed in 2010 on multiple charges, including forgery and DUI.
12. Marquez escaped from a Phoenix prison by swapping ID wristbands with another inmate.
13. Marquez was recaptured 8 months later in Detroit.
14. Marquez escaped again using the same method and was recaptured after over a month in Mexico.
15. In 2014, Marquez pleaded guilty to multiple offenses and received an 18-year sentence.

**Chinese Prison Break**

16. On September 2, 2014, three inmates (Gao Yulin, Lee Highway, and Wang Demin) escaped from a prison in Yan Xiu County, China.
17. The inmates killed a guard, Duan, to obtain keys and police uniforms.
18. All three escapees were recaptured within 10 days.
19. Gao Yulin and Wang Demin were sentenced to death for the guard's killing.
20. Lee Highway received a life imprisonment sentence.

**El Chapo**

21. Joaquin Guzman (El Chapo) is a Mexican drug lord and founder of the Sinaloa cartel.
22. In 1993, Guzman was arrested and sentenced to 20 years in a Mexican maximum-security prison.
23. Guzman escaped in 2001 via a laundry cart by bribing officials.
24. Guzman was rearrested in 2014 and held in a Mexican maximum-security prison.
25. On July 11, 2015, Guzman escaped again through a tunnel dug under the prison.
26. A $5 million reward is offered for his arrest and conviction (as of the video's release).