Abstract: The subject of the study is the regulation of actions of special units for escorting convicts and persons in custody during the commission and suppression of escapes. The purpose of the work is to identify the main problems faced by the staff of the guard service and suggest ways to solve them in order to improve the efficiency of the functioning of special escort units in the context of modern challenges of reality. The methodological basis of this work is dialectics, induction, deduction, analysis, formal logical, formal legal, statistical methods, as well as the method of normative legal analysis. The research paper analyzes the concept and tasks of special escort units, the main problems and challenges they face, and criminal schemes based on established law enforcement practices used by convicts and detainees to escape during escort. The results of the work show that escapes pose a serious public danger and can be associated with diverse crimes. The main methods of escape are outlined, as well as shortcomings in the organization of security, training and interaction between law enforcement agencies. The scope of the results includes the practical use of the proposed recommendations to improve the efficiency of the escort units, as well as the development of new approaches to ensure the normal administration of justice. The conclusions that were formulated in the work emphasize the need for an integrated approach to solving the problems of escorting, including the use of modern technologies, the training of highly qualified personnel in convoy units and methods of monitoring the work of employees, which will significantly increase the level of public safety and reduce the risk of escapes.