EPISODE · Apr 20, 2026 · 7 MIN
Busting out of the joint was job for a safecracker
from Offbeat Oregon History podcast · host Finn J.D. John
Of all the prisoners who tried to escape from Oregon's state prison, the “yeggs” were most successful — if “successful” is the right word. Their schemes for leaving the jailhouse behind included a tunneling scheme right out of “The Shawshank Redemption.” (Salem, Marion County; 1890s, 1910s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1207d-safecrackers-were-good-at-jailbreaks.html)
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