Five Madera County Jail inmates escaped from that facility last week; since that time many have started to question how secure California jails really are.

The men were only out of custody briefly, according to sources within the sheriff's department, but that's not to say that more can't be done to make sure this doesn't happen again.

One County Supervisor said he's requested ongoing progress reports from those are investigating how the escape took place.

Initial reports indicate the men may have chipped away a bar on an old window.  From there, they slipped through and dug a tunnel through a nearby …