--- description: Both were back in custody just a few hours later title: Inmates Escape Kentucky Jail With Bed Sheets 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 # Inmates Escape Kentucky Jail With Bed Sheets  by [Denver Nicks](/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 22, 2015 1:41 PM CUT  by [Denver Nicks](/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 22, 2015 1:41 PM CUT Two inmates at a minimum security jail in Kentucky [escaped](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/louisville-kentucky-inmates-use-bed-sheets-escape-corrections-center-n431391 "undefined") the building by tying a series of bed sheets together and using the makeshift ladder to climb four stories down to the ground. Christopher Cornelius, 37, and Matthew William Johnson, 29, were both being held for alleged heroin possession, reports NBC News. The two inmates were on an evening work detail Monday when they escaped. They were both apprehended as of early Tuesday. The older man, Cornelius, is reported to have suffered minor injuries and is being “evaluated by medical staff,” according to a statement from the facility. _\[_[_NBC News_](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/louisville-kentucky-inmates-use-bed-sheets-escape-corrections-center-n431391 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4044121/inmates-escape-kentucky-prison/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4044121/inmates-escape-kentucky-prison/"},"headline":"Inmates Escape Kentucky Jail With Bed Sheets","datePublished":"2015-09-22T13:41:47.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T11:08:39.988Z","description":"Both were back in custody just a few hours later","url":"https://time.com/4044121/inmates-escape-kentucky-prison/","keywords":["Crime","Jail","Law Enforcement","Kentucky","escape"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Denver Nicks","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/denver-nicks/"}],"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/4044121/inmates-escape-kentucky-prison/","name":"Inmates Escape Kentucky Jail With Bed Sheets"}}]}] ```