---
title: "Attempted Fort Leavenworth prison break leaves military inmate tangled on fence"
description: "The two inmates involved in the escape attempt at Fort Leavenworth were treated and returned to custody. The incident is under investigation."
date: "2025-05-07"
modified: "2025-05-07"
authors:
  - name: "Jeff Schogol"
    job_title: "Senior Pentagon Reporter"
    link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/jeff-schogol.md"
url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-leavenworth-escape-attempt/"
categories:
  - "Army"
  - "Military Branches"
  - "News"
---

# Attempted Fort Leavenworth prison break leaves military inmate tangled on fence

![This picture shared on social media shows an inmate being recaptured at the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks on Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on April 29, 2025.](<https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Leavenworth.jpg>)
*This picture shared on social media shows an inmate being recaptured at the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks on Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on April 29, 2025. \<span style="font-weight: 400;"\>Photo courtesy U.S. Army WTF! Moments.\</span\>*

A picture [shared by U.S. Army WTF! Moments social media](<https://x.com/usawtfm/status/1919530475758276682>) shows an inmate at the Midwest Joint Regional Correctional Facility at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, being recaptured after a failed escape attempt, Task & Purpose has confirmed.

The picture shows the inmate entangled in concertina wire atop a fence as two soldiers try to help him down.

A total of two inmates were injured in the April 29 escape attempt, which was foiled by correctional specialists from Fort Leavenworth’s Corrections Brigade, said Lt. Col. Bryen Freigo, a spokesman for the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth.

“The inmates were treated for injuries and returned to custody,” Freigo told Task & Purpose. “Public safety was maintained throughout the incident. The attempted escape remains under investigation.”

No further information about the incident was immediately available.

The picture of the escape attempt was shared in a Monday social media post by U.S. Army WTF! Moments, which identified the man tangled in the wire as a former Green Beret.

Freigo told Task & Purpose that the inmate shown in the picture is not the person named on social media.

“As a standard practice, we do not disclose information regarding inmates,” Freigo said. “Due to the ongoing investigation, we are unable to provide any additional details.”

***CORRECTION: 01.27.2026;** An earlier version of this article inaccuratel*y *stated that the escape attempt took place at the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks on Fort Leavenworth, Kansas*. *That is incorrect. The inmates tried to escape from the Midwest Joint Regional Correctional Facility*.

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## Author
Jeff Schogol is the former senior Pentagon reporter for Task & Purpose. He reported on both the Department of Defense as a whole and individual services, covering a variety of topics that include personnel, policy, military justice, deployments, and technology.

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