In Germany, the jailbreak is not illegal Bashny.Net

Plan and escapes from prison in Germany not to allow, and, of course, is highly undesirable for the administration of prisons, but not illegal. If a person successfully escaped, but was later caught, he goes, "was serving" his term without attracting criminal liability and without paying any penalties. Or walk on the loose, is not caught.

The reason for the "softness" of the authorities is that the Germans believe that the desire for freedom - one of the basic human instincts, to deal with that useless and meaningless. Of freedom - the same unbeatable traction, as the instinct of self-preservation and reproduction, it is possible to prove an example of an animal caught and caged: until it is broken psychologically and not accustomed to captivity, the animal will make attempts at any available opportunity.

However, for his help in escaping relies penalty - imprisonment of up to five years.

via factroom.ru