On the Lam: Great (and Not So Great) Escapes from Prison (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781459754379)

Fascinating stories of the age-old tug-of-war between prisons desperate to keep inmates inside and the escapees pursuing freedom.

A convict who returned to the prison he had recently escaped from to foment a mass breakout; a murderer on the run who veered from folk hero to persona non grata after killing a police dog; a fugitive from the United States who was recaptured in Canada after she was featured on America's Most Wanted -- these are just a few of the felons whose prison break adventures continue to enthrall and terrify.

Along with probing the origins, structure, and failings of a collection of historic and contemporary correctional institutions, On the Lam brings into sharp focus the attempts of masterminds, tricksters, villains, and innocents to claw their way to freedom -- sometimes successful, sometimes abortive, often deadly.

Author: Lorna Poplak
ISBN-10: 1459754379
ISBN-13: 9781459754379
Publisher: Dundurn Press
Language: English
Published: 11/11/2025
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d