SANTA ANA, Calif. -- The Orange County Sheriff's Department released photos Sunday, Jan. 24, 2015 from their investigation into a brazen escape at the Orange County Central Men's Jail in Santa Ana.
A photo of the exterior of the Orange County Central Men's Jail, which was built in 1968 and currently houses over 900 male inmates. (Orange County Sheriff's Department)
A photo of the cut steel screen in a 'housing tank' called Mod F within the Orange County Central Men's Jail in Santa Ana. (Orange County Sheriff's Department)
A photo of the cut steel screen where the three escaped inmates gained access to a plumbing tunnel from their 'housing tank' at the Orange County Central Men's Jail. (Orange County Sheriff's Department)
The makeshift rope the three escaped inmates made with linens and utilized in their escape from the Orange County Central Men's Jail. (Orange County Sheriff's Department)
The roof area of the Orange County Central Men's Jail where the three escaped inmates are believed to have rappelled down from with a makeshift rope. (Orange County Sheriff's Department)