16 Most Notorious Prison Breaks That Ever Happened

10. The Death Row Six, Virginia, 1984

Briley Brothers
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In 1984 the largest mass death row escape in American history saw six death row inmates escaped Mecklenburg Correctional Centre. All were subsequently recaptured and eventually executed, but their exploits (revealed by a fellow inmate in great detail) led to massive reforms.

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