Jail breaks and prison camp escapes

Does anybody know a good book about escapes from jails and prison camps in the 20th century? Non-fiction.
If possible, international escapes. I know there are books about single escapes, but I'm interested in something more systematic.

You can buy "Captivity, Flight and Survival in World War II" by Alan J. Levine for $124.00 on amazon.com. I looked at used book prices on abe.com but it's the same.

Ossining State Prison had an attempted break in 1941, resulting in for deaths.

The HOT HOUSE by Peter Earley details more than one real life escape in that book. good read either way

ESCAPE FROM COLDITZ is a classic.

As I said, I'm not interested in single descriptions but in more systematic approaches.

what do you mean by systematic?like in a collection of prison breaks or in an academic way?

Yes.

Thank you! I bought it. It took some time to get it and two hours at the customs.
Good book.


How's the legal situation in the U.S. about it? Is it per se illegal to escape from prison or only if other illegal activities (like stealing clothes, injuring officers, etc.) are involved?

Count of Monte Christo! What are you doing time for Danito?

As I said - non-fiction.

Unbroken is a great POW story! It's not a break out story. Great prison story regardless