With correctional facilities being some of the most heavily-guarded places, it's difficult to fathom just how some inmates manage to break out of prison. It takes luck, skill, imagination, and sometimes, simple brute strength, but there have been several times in history when convicts have triumphantly managed to break out of some of the most heavily guarded and secure prisons on earth.
Curious? Click through this gallery for a look at some of the craftiest ways prisoners have escaped from jail!