A nationwide FBI hunt ensues when armed robber Roy Harper and murderer John Woolard escape from the notorious Mississippi State Penitentiary.

Three inmates dig their way into a system of tunnels under the Indiana State Prison. Hours later the escape is discovered and the manhunt begins.

Two prisoners use their positions in the prison kitchen to smuggle tools to cut through their bars. A chase ensues as cops hunt them down.

Afraid for his life while in a prison block housing white supremacist gang members, Harold Laird plans an escape using dental floss and a sheet.