Most people would prefer not to be in prison (for obvious reasons). But it’s normal to think of worst-case scenarios and then imagine how you would overcome them. Many people think that prison escapes are as simple as portrayed in movies such as The Shawshank Redemption or Escape from Alcatraz. However, those are just movies, and escaping from prison is no easy feat. Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction … and more entertaining. There are many inmates in real life whose attempts to escape prison life are just downright silly. Here are the 25 Dumbest Prison Escapes. It might have worked except for one thing. The guy due for release was black, and the attempted escapee was white. Rather than stay in hiding, Crego thought it would be a great idea to post his location on Facebook. It wasn’t. It really wasn’t. Needless to say, none of the prison guards believed her. Hayes got additional time on his sentence. Wilson escaped from a work camp in a truck. He was eventually captured and, needless to say, he was no longer eligible for release. As it turns out, not only was this a horrible idea, but they went to the wrong prison. She expected that she could do this without anyone noticing. But they did, obviously. Somebody should explain that to Hector Campos. He tried to escape from a Florida jail by doing exactly that. Needless to say, it didn’t work. One prisoner thought that helicopters were too obvious and decided to use an inflatable zeppelin to help him flee. Sounds like a genius plot, right? The guards intercepted the inflatable zeppelin. After what we’re sure was a long laugh, they foiled the escape plan. He cried for help but the guards decided to take pictures first. The plan was to have the cops arrested for assaulting the escaped inmate and his friend. The two were arrested and had plenty of time to think about how terrible that idea was. Mudd was arrested and thrown in jail for lying about his connection to Booth. When he escaped, he forgot something very important. Everybody knew his face, so he was arrested again. Not wanting to hack prison life any longer, he climbed over a fence and got caught. Of course, he would have had to climb a few more fences than just that one. The funny thing is, he probably wouldn’t have been in jail very long … if he hadn’t attempted a prison break. They got caught because they began squirming around and an investigator thought a rat had gotten into the bag. The two men were apprehended and put on garbage duty. Actually, we don’t know if that was their punishment … but it would be funny, right? In 1244, Gruffydd ap Llywelyn attempted to escape from a prison tower by climbing down a rope made out of a bedsheet. The sheet broke because Llewelyn was too heavy, and he fell to his death. Who’s there? Escaped convict, knocking on a prison guard’s door. Yeah, that’s not a joke but it did happen. James Russell had escaped from the Olympic Corrections Center. During his run, he spotted a log cabin. The person who answered was a security guard at the prison from which Russell had just escaped. Russell was re-arrested. They probably argued over which way to run, got caught on a pole, and stumbled. As they tried to stand up and take off again, officers quickly arrested them … again. Michael J. Norwood had a plan to break out of prison using a dummy, some rope, dental floss, and a few other items. It could have been a great plan, but Norwood had no clue how to use any of them. Maybe he should have watched more prison movies. He was spotted on a farm and tried to get away on a tractor … not your fastest choice of transportation. He didn’t get far and was sent back to prison. He was captured after some guards mistook him for a real kangaroo, which they were planning to kill and eat. He was later found in an elementary school wearing a ski cap and a jacket. That’s one strike for a bad prison break and another for poor fashion choice. However, once he was out, he decided that civilian life was overrated. Using a bed sheet, he climbed over the razor fence back to jail. A prisoner tried to escape by burying himself in a prison garden. He was captured by a fellow inmate ratting him out. Perhaps he should have thought more about eluding capture than fighting his way out; he was caught not long after. Lester Burns and Michael Coleman tried to escape by stealing a van in which they were riding. Unfortunately, another prisoner was with them, and he was not too keen on the whole escape plan. This prisoner called 911 and reported his fellow inmates as captors. How did he manage? Well, he dressed up as his daughter by wearing a silicone mask, a wig, and girls’ clothing. The disguise didn’t fool anyone and he was sent back to jail.
