Escaping

=Escaping= ==Escaping, or at least the idea of it, was a popular pastime among prisoners. Tunneling was the most used method. The most famed escape was known as The Great Yankee Tunnel. It involved 109 union prisoners, who crawled out of Libby Prison to freedom, escaping through a tunnel made with clam shells and case knives. It wasn't a full success, because as many as half of the prisoners were later recaptured. Most escapes didn't work and prisoners took large risks trying to escape. If caught, you would have to endure harsh punishments, hard labor, hanging by thumbs, and/or other severe tortures. But none of that stopped many determined prisoners who were aimed on escaping.==