
One officer took a shot to the head and many others were injured during the prisoners’ attack, making it possible for 35 men to escape dressed in the officers’ uniforms. After months of planning, on 25 September 1983, Storey alongside with Gerry Kelly, also an IRA soldier, managed to seize control of H7 Block by taking the prison guards hostage. Bobby Storey was an IRA soldier that was imprisoned in the British HM Maze Prison – the most escape-proof prison in Europe at the time. This story shows that human behavior can be very predictable if watched closely and persistently. The questionable escape of Sławomir Rawicz Almost 80 of them all tasted the freedom after Harry was finished, however, only 3 escaped for good. Not wasting any time to dig too wide, the men made a 30 foot deep crawl space which allowed a man to pass through. In order to keep the plan hidden from prison guards, the tunnels were called Harry, Tom, and Dick.

Stalag Luft was a German World War II prisoner-of-war camp in which the Auxiliary Air Force pilot Roger Bushell convinced 600 other prisoners to dig three tunnels. The Stalag Luft Escape Image Source: FLICKR While some prisoners use the time in jail to think about the mistakes they’ve made in life and how to fix them, others spend it by making jaw dropping prison break plans that have inspired writers and film-makers worldwide. The place that freedom is the most discussed and dreamed-of subject? Prisons, of course. Freedom is among the most basic human rights that very often people take for granted. It’s also the most powerful self-preservation instinct that can drive people’s creativity and imagination far above their limits.
