Escaping inmates can be found not only in thrilling movies but in real life as well. Usually, it is hard for imprisoned people to get out on their own; that is why escape plans often involve someone from the other side of the bars.

Cases of jail workers helping inmates to escape are not as rare as they might seem, even though such an act is strictly prohibited by the law.

Law Regulations About Escapes

Of course, the person escaping jail or even a detention center will get punished. But what happens to the person helping them? The simple answer is they get punished too.

The most common situation is when a worker in a detention place helps an inmate escape and runs away to avoid any charges. However, once the authorities prove that the worker allowed the breakout and helped the convict to get free, the charge is immediately pressed.

There are different types of punishment applied to escape facilitators. It depends on how serious the escape of an inmate is graded by the police. If there is a simple escape, with no one being hurt by the escaping man, then the helper might be let free with bail or face charges. For more severe cases, imprisonment might be the result.

Also, depending on the escape circumstances, different counts might be charged to both the inmate and the helper. This defines the size and the nature of the charges.

Why People Help Others to Escape

There are many reasons why one would want to break the law and help an inmate run away, but some are more common than others.

Among some of the most frequently mentioned incentives for facilitating an escape are the following:

• Helping a person whom one loves;
• Helping an inmate who promises to pay back in some way;
• Helping a convict whom one knows closely or has any relation to and others.

Of course, there are different life circumstances, and sometimes even after the police catch the inmate who ran away, there is no rational explanation from those who have helped.

In the most extreme cases, the getaway leads to accidents that could have been avoided otherwise. A person facilitating the escape or the inmate themselves can even end their lives in an attempt to avoid the charges in case they get caught. Such situations are real, and probably only the deep psychological analysis of the escapers can help to detangle their way of thinking.