--- description: This is a chart showing the number of arrests of suspects who escaped correctional institutions or hospitals title: See How Many Prisoners Have Been Arrested for Escaping Since 2005 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # See How Many Prisoners Have Been Arrested for Escaping Since 2005  by [Dana Lacey](/author/dana-lacey/)  ## Dana Lacey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 26, 2015 10:44 PM CUT  by [Dana Lacey](/author/dana-lacey/)  ## Dana Lacey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 26, 2015 10:44 PM CUT Richard Matt, one of the two convicted murderers who escaped from Clinton Correctional Facility on [June 6](http://time.com/3911713/new-york-prison-escape-manhunt/ "undefined"), [has been fatally shot by federal agents](http://time.com/3938631/richard-matt-prison-escape-shot-new-york/ "undefined") in Franklin County, N.Y., according to multiple media reports. The other, David Sweat, was said to be pursued by law enforcement. This chart, using information from the Bureau of Justice, looks at 10 years of arrests of escape suspects. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3938785/prisoner-escape-arrests/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3938785/prisoner-escape-arrests/"},"headline":"See How Many Prisoners Have Been Arrested for Escaping Since 2005","datePublished":"2015-06-26T22:44:15.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T08:36:14.918Z","description":"A decade of escapes and arrests","url":"https://time.com/3938785/prisoner-escape-arrests/","keywords":["Crime","Arrests","Prison"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Dana Lacey","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/dana-lacey/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3938785/prisoner-escape-arrests/","name":"See How Many Prisoners Have Been Arrested for Escaping Since 2005"}}]}] ```