Dramatic prison escapes often have some common themes -- they often include a lot of tunneling. Here are six highly ingenious and low-violence prison breaks from history. 

Research:
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Callow, John. “Maxwell, William, fifth earl of Nithsdale.” Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 10/27/2010. https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/18413     
Carlos, Marius Jr. “Yoshie Shiratori: The Incredible Story of a Man No Prison Could Hold.” Breaking Asia. 2/3/2020. https://www.breakingasia.com/gov/yoshie-shiratori-the-incredible-story-of-a-man-no-prison-could-hold/
Cho, Hahna. “Escape from Libby Prison.” Backstory Radio. 9/28/2018.  https://www.backstoryradio.org/blog/escape-from-libby-prison/
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Dramatic prison escapes often have some common themes -- they often include a lot of tunneling. Here are six highly ingenious and low-violence prison breaks from history.&nbsp;
Research:
<ul>
<li>"Warriors, witches and damn rebel bitches: The Scotswomen who stood their ground." Herald [Glasgow, Scotland], 15 Sept. 2019. Gale In Context: Global Issues, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A599477490/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&amp;sid=bookmark-GPS&amp;xid=32ea1a50. Accessed 18 Apr. 2022.</li>
<li>Abashiri Prison Museum. https://www.kangoku.jp/multilingual_english/</li>
<li>Alcatraz History. &ldquo;The Great Escape from Alcatraz.&rdquo; https://www.alcatrazhistory.com/alcesc1.htm</li>
<li>Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Pennsylvania system". Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Jul. 1998, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Pennsylvania-system. Accessed 20 April 2022.</li>
<li>Callow, John. &ldquo;Maxwell, William, fifth earl of Nithsdale.&rdquo; Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 10/27/2010. https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/18413 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>Carlos, Marius Jr. &ldquo;Yoshie Shiratori: The Incredible Story of a Man No Prison Could Hold.&rdquo; Breaking Asia. 2/3/2020. https://www.breakingasia.com/gov/yoshie-shiratori-the-incredible-story-of-a-man-no-prison-could-hold/</li>
<li>Cho, Hahna. &ldquo;Escape from Libby Prison.&rdquo; Backstory Radio. 9/28/2018.&nbsp; https://www.backstoryradio.org/blog/escape-from-libby-prison/</li>
<li>Detwiler, Jacqueline. "How Popular Mechanics inspired the most Famous escape in history." Popular Mechanics, vol. 195, no. 1, Jan.-Feb. 2018, pp. 74+. Gale In Context: Science, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A522758178/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&amp;sid=bookmark-GPS&amp;xid=e0949ca7. Accessed 18 Apr. 2022.</li>
<li>Eastern State Penitentiary https://www.easternstate.org/</li>
<li>Eastern State Penitentiary. &ldquo;"That's Where the Tunnel Is".&rdquo; Via YouTube. 10/12/2010. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dgaKHfbGlo</li>
<li>Eicke, Leigh. "Maxwell [n&eacute;e Herbert], Winifred, countess of Nithsdale (1672&ndash;1749), Jacobite courtier." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.&nbsp; 23. Oxford University Press. Date of access 20 Apr. 2022,</li>
<li>FBI. &ldquo;Alcatraz Escape.&rdquo; https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/alcatraz-escape</li>
<li>Kurohi, Rei. &ldquo;French gangster escapes prison a second time: 5 other serial jailbreakers from around the world.&rdquo; The Straits Times International Edition. 7/2/2018. https://www.straitstimes.com/world/french-gangster-escapes-prison-a-second-time-5-other-serial-jailbreakers-from-around-the-world</li>
<li>Lewis, Robert. "Alcatraz escape of June 1962". Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Jun. 2021, https://www.britannica.com/event/Alcatraz-escape-of-June-1962. Accessed 20 April 2022.</li>
<li>Murray, Jean. &ldquo;The Law Must Take Its Course &ndash; Limerick Women Sentenced to Transportation.&rdquo; Limerick Civic Trust, September 2005 &ndash; August 2006. https://www.limerick.ie/sites/default/files/atoms/files/limerick_women_sentenced_to_transportation_by_jean_murray.pdf&nbsp;</li>
<li>Schreiber, Mark. &ldquo;News outlets quick to fall in love with prison break coverage.&rdquo; Japan Times. 5/5/2018.</li>
<li>Slater, Sharon. &ldquo;9 Limerick Women Escape Prison in 1930.&rdquo; Limerick&rsquo;s Life. 10/17/2013. https://limerickslife.com/limerick-women-prison/</li>
<li>Stamp, Jimmy. &ldquo;The Daring Escape From the Eastern State Penitentiary.&rdquo; Smithsonian. 11/13/2013. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-daring-escape-from-the-eastern-state-penitentiary-180947688/</li>
<li>Stater, Victor. "Herbert, William, styled first marquess of Powis and Jacobite first duke of Powis (c. 1626&ndash;1696), Jacobite courtier." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.&nbsp; 24. Oxford University Press.</li>
<li>Zombek, Angela. "Libby Prison" Encyclopedia Virginia. Virginia Humanities, (07 Dec. 2020). Web. 20 Apr. 2022 https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/libby-prison/</li>
</ul>

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