21.   Five inmates escaped from a Russian prison through a hole in a brick wall, a news report said Thursday.

22.   Forty-eight inmates escaped from a minimum-security prison in Puerto Rico.

23.   FORTY-two inmates escaped from a juvenile delinquency centre in Bang-na Sunday in a bid to rejoin their families, police said.

24.   Forty-seven inmates escaped from prison Wednesday by scaling a wall using a wooden pole and a rope made by clothes tied together, news reports said.

25.   In an ensuing shootout with authorities, eight inmates escaped.

26.   In October, another inmate escaped, this time by flashing a police I.D. at a checkpoint, according to the ITAR-Tass news agency.

27.   In October, another inmate escaped, this time by allegedly flashing a police I.D. at a checkpoint.

28.   Last April, eight inmates escaped from the same jail but all were recaptured after a few days.

29.   One inmate escaped but was recaptured.

30.   Seven inmates escaped from the prison last year, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported.