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.