# FCI Oakdale II: In the news

Every piece of coverage I've collected on FCI Oakdale II, newest first. Local reporters catch things the BOP (the federal Bureau of Prisons) never announces, so this is often the closest thing to a public record the facility has. Links go to the original outlets.

## 2025

- Aug 19, 2025 [Federal prisoner still on the run after escaping from Oakdale prison camp](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimgFBVV95cUxPUTI2UUVzSnhLMHZDNXIwZmNzbGRNNW9Kems3Z2FHakdEbHgxbm1ZbkNUM0ZtT3gyaWxlaTQ1LVdldWZIVEYzTWpjcmV5cmVfTkNKSmo3RUVKWHc1V0RKYncwOEhPd3VzcmIxdUpfQlltLUJoMEp0UDB5dXFJcEhQY2tDUHd2cjJybkRIalBLYjJPUkQyMnhxWV930gGuAUFVX3lxTFBxbEpHbnJqU0NyVTJ3bGVnSkpPa0l4ekc3MUFiRmJBWE5jRjhzVjYxQ2Z1Y0x5WHpIQmhlUUtidFBoTEM2R1d5bWFEa1M1RUtGeFhNdndMa2ZnMUNhNkh3QVdpMTVNOHNUNEoxa1lvNVVIcU81aF9NekVXdE83enJBcEF0dDN1Mk5fcnlVZ2RNMl9JcGtIVHNLcWluU05JTmxWdC0yX3duTVRWZU9qQQ?oc=5) KALB | News Channel 5 Other
- Aug 19, 2025 [Federal prisoner still on the run after escaping from Oakdale prison camp](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipAFBVV95cUxORjlLbmpFSjd0dmFKQ0JMa0V6SGVRLUZmT1hKaFNINTNiTkd2dFFUTjNQOU5fdm1QSUxjX0RVVDBXbE1JMXZ5ZWVVZS1aS1ZJWEJxYzNlb0VPM3YxTEV0bjF2T045OU15WlByUk5tS3NJNlF3N0NwcmllYlRHY0NwcE1mWkMxVVdqbnZidFZJWHJkQlQ0S2dfaC1zT2JuWERMdVRYVQ?oc=5) KPLC 7 News Other
- Aug 15, 2025 [Inmate escapes from FCI Oakdale II Satellite Prison Camp](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijAFBVV95cUxNX2dqeko0T1B4Vy1tcUdNYWlyZlNLQ1p6cjRGVDlBcGN3THNTWV9CZDRKQU1LOXBORnY5UGhEOWNib1dOMG8wY05sY2ctMjRPQUtFYUV1ZXQ0OHVza2xfOWdncWY4dFgtTWlISy1EN2htNUQwcG9BRXN5TDI1OWlpVTNWQXlWVFJpcldkMg?oc=5) KALB | News Channel 5 Other
- Mar 2, 2025 [FCI Oakdale II reports inmate walkaway from Satellite Camp](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilwFBVV95cUxPRG1hbGRrWUVHN2pkaWFpMGJYTXV2OXoydUh1QnNZai1jUmRjSnZfYnluREtoTUdkdFVWV1VRQU1ULWY5cHhnd293b1JzTmtBV0Mzejl6c0NrTHhsU0xTTTN3c0hFNGxRaHVxejFnYWo3b01ZWm1TY3NFZndKVFd3NXhiWkZfNVNtMkk1bE1NRE5DN04teHBv?oc=5) KALB | News Channel 5

This was a satellite-camp walkaway. Still a federal escape charge, but not the wall-climbing, searchlight version most people picture.

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