Both of my brothers have done jail time, so escaping the clutches of the prison industrial system didn't seem realistic to me.

我的两位兄弟都蹲过监狱，所以躲过监狱产业系统的魔爪这件事对我来说有些不真实。

The youth was trying to escape the clutches of two drunken female companions.

【escape】那个小伙子试图摆脱两名醉酒女伴的纠缠。

The rocks scraped my back, now and then, and I barely escaped the clutches of an ugly sea-monster; but by and by I came to the surface to catch my breath, and found myself here.

岩石时不时地擦伤我的背，我险些逃脱了一只丑陋的海怪的魔爪；但渐渐地，我浮出水面喘口气，发现自己在这里。