<Li> Cell searches to make sure inmates do not have contraband that can be used to aid an escape or commit violence against guards or other inmates </Li> <P> In almost all jurisdictions, including the United States, escaping from jail or prison is a criminal offense . In Virginia, for instance, the punishment for escape depends on whether the offender escaped by using force or violence or setting fire to the jail, and the seriousness of the offense for which they were imprisoned . </P> <P> In Mexico, Belgium, Germany and Austria, the philosophy of the law holds that it is human nature to want to escape . In those countries, escapees who do not break any other laws are not charged for anything and no extra time is added to their sentence . However, in Mexico, officers are allowed to shoot prisoners attempting to escape, and an escape is illegal if violence is used against prison personnel or property, or if prison inmates or officials aid the escape . </P> <Ul> <Li> A Man Escaped, a 1956 film which depicts the true story of André Devigny's escape from Montluc prison, a Nazi occupied prison during World War II . </Li> <Li> Le Trou, a 1960 film by Jacques Becker, depicts the attempted escape of five French prisoners from La Santé Prison in 1947 . </Li> <Li> Papillon (1973 publication) tells the autobiographic story of Henri Charrière's escape from Devil's Island in 1943 . </Li> <Li> Breakout, a 1975 film based on an actual helicopter prison escape from a Mexican prison . </Li> <Li> Escape from Alcatraz a 1979 film based on the 1963 book, which depicts the escape of Frank Morris and the Anglin brothers . </Li> <Li> As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me, a 2001 film based on Cornelius Rost's escape from a Siberian prisoner of war camp . </Li> <Li> Breakout, a 2010 National Geographic Channel TV series portrays reenactments of real life prison escapes . </Li> <Li> Real Prison Breaks, a British television series, documents famous prison escapes from around the world . </Li> <Li> I Love You Phillip Morris, a 2009 film based on the life of con - man, Steven Jay Russell, who escaped from prison multiple times . </Li> <Li> She Made Them Do It, a 2012 film based on the life of Sarah Jo Pender, who escaped in 2008 from Rockville Correctional Facility in Indiana . </Li> <Li> The Mind of Mark DeFriest, a 2014 documentary film about Mark DeFriest, a prisoner of the United States known as the' Houdini of Florida', for his numerous successful escape attempts . </Li> </Ul>

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