THRILL-seekers in France unimpressed by skydiving, rock-climbing and other extreme sports are turning to a new way of testing their limits — designer kidnapping.

AS HE stood in the in-goal after Kiwi Frank Pritchard had scored with five minutes to play, Australian captain Darren Lockyer wasn't pondering another defeat to New Zealand in tournament rugby league. "I was thinking about the escapes we've had," Lockyer said.

THREE detainees at Maribyrnong Detention Centre pulled off brazen escapes at the weekend, raising questions about immigration security.

A CORRECTIONS company that has expressed interest in running Cessnock jail has a contract with the West Australian Government containing a clause that allows for escapes, deaths in custody and even riots at the prison it runs outside Perth.

A CORRECTIONS company that has expressed interest in running two NSW jails has a contract with the West Australian Government containing a clause that allows for escapes, deaths in custody and even riots at the prison it runs outside Perth.