The Escape of the Lovebird

Makayle Botts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj0Rz-uP4Mk&feature=kp

Summary

• Arizona prisoner, Joseph Dekenipp, escaped Pinal County Adult Detention center to spend Valentine’s Day with his girlfriend. Dekenipp managed to crawl past razor wire, scale two fences, and then head to a bar 10 miles away. After seeing that Dekenipp was missing, deputies used K-9s to track him, but the dogs eventually lost his scent. The deputies then searched cars and asked if others had seen him.

Summary Cont.

• Three hours later, thanks to a group of teens who told deputies that they had given the prisoner a lift to the bar, the officers found Dekenipp and sent him back to jail.

Issues

• Jail security• Safety• Responsibility

Prompt

• Due to the many recent cases of escaped prisoners throughout the country, Americans are beginning to question our jail and prison security systems. Defend, qualify, or refute whether you believe our security systems today are doing what they should be or if stricter watch may be needed.

MLA Citation

• Karimi, Faith. “Arizona Jailbird Escapes to Meet his Girlfriend for Valentine’s Day.” Justice 16 Feb. 2014: n. pag. CNN News. Web. 16 Feb. 2014.