United States Marshals watching a Prisoner transport

Prisoner transport describes the transportation of prisoners by land, air and water. It is performed by law enforcement agencies and their armed agents. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 340 × 296 pixelsFull resolution (340 × 296 pixel, file size: 44 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Police Prison escape Prisoner transport ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 340 × 296 pixelsFull resolution (340 × 296 pixel, file size: 44 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Police Prison escape Prisoner transport ... United States Marshals star badge The United States Marshals Service (USMS) (sometimes incorrectly spelled “Marshals’ Service”) is an agency within the United States Department of Justice (see 28 U.S.C. Â§ 561) and is a federal police organization with special spheres of authority. ... For the band, see The Police. ...

For transports, special designed vehicles are used. World wide, handcuffs are used to prevent an escape. A pair of metal double-locking police handcuffs A woman cuffed with handcuffs and thumbcuffs Handcuffs are devices to secure two wrists close together. ... A prison escape or prison break is where a prisoner leaves their prison through unofficial or illegal ways, and almost always results in an effort to recapture them by their original detainers. ...