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Wednesday, December 19, 2012  The daring escape from the downtown high-rise Metropolitan Correctional Center had them descending almost 20 stories using a makeshift rope.

Friday, November 02, 2012  43-year-old Timothy Fred Hurst escaped from the Miller County jail Friday afternoon.

Monday, March 05, 2012  Updated with video; The Albany Police Department re-arrest a man who escaped from police custody.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011  **UPDATE: inmate caught in Chattanooga, TN**

Thursday, September 15, 2011  Dougherty County and Arkansas law enforcement are working to see if a truck found in Dougherty County is connected to a registered sex offender who escaped police custody.

Thursday, May 20, 2010  Deputies arrested 28-year-old Kenneth Carter at a mobile home Wednesday.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010  Crisp County investigators need your help finding 28-year-old Kenneth Carter.

Wednesday, December 30, 2009  Police say they arrested 42-year-old Oren Workman Tuesday morning after receiving a tip about his whereabouts

Thursday, September 17, 2009  Robert McCormick was buffing the floors when he escaped from the Cook County Jail.

Wednesday, September 09, 2009  Deputies catch both escapees from the Ben Hill County Jail.

Thursday, August 20, 2009  Authorities have recaptured an accused killer who escaped from jail as he was awaiting a murder trial.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009  Jail officials say 31-year-old Anthony Moses Jordan was able to escape when about 20 other inmates staged a fight in the jail yard.

Saturday, May 30, 2009  Dougherty County Sheriff's deputies found 20-year-old Joshua Potter Thursday night, and he's now being held at Lee State Prison.

Thursday, May 28, 2009  Police say 20-year-old Joshua Potter was staying at a transition center serving out a sentence and is now wanted for an attempted armed robbery.

Monday, April 27, 2009  Two inmates who escaped from their work detail last week have been found and are back behind bars.