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–437– -437CHAPTER 45—ESCAPE AND RESCUE Sec. 851. 852. 853. 854. 855. 856.

Prisoners in custody of institution or officer. Permitting prisoners to escape. Assisting prisoners, or persons wtiose paroles have been revoked, to escape. Carrying into place of confinement or detention things useful in escape. Assisting escape of person legally confined in hospital. Rescuing prisoners.

§ 851. Prisoners in custody of institution or officer Whoever escapes or attempts to escape from an institution in which he is confined or detained pursuant to lawful process, order, or judgment, or from custody under or by virtue of process issued under the laws of the United States or the Canal Zone by a court, judge, or magistrate, or from the custody of an officer or employee of the United States or the Canal Zone pursuant to lawful arrest, shall: (1) if the confinement, detention, or custody is by virtue of an arrest on a charge of felony, or conviction of an offense, be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than five years, or both; or (2) if the confinement, detention, or custody is for extradition or by virtue of an arrest or charge of, or for, a misdemeanor, and prior to conviction, be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned in jail not more than one year, or both. § 852. Permitting prisoners to escape Whoever, being a keeper of a jail, prison, penitentiary, or other place of detention, assistant jailer, or person employed as a guard or otherwise, fraudulently contrives, procures, aids, connives at or voluntarily permits the escape of a prisoner in custody, shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than 10 years, or both. § 853. Assisting prisoners, or persons whose paroles have been revoked, to escape Whoever willfully: (1) assists a prisoner confined in a jail, prison, penitentiary, or other place of detention, or in the lawful custody of an officer or person, to escape, or in an attempt to escape, from the place of confinement or custody; or (2) assists a paroled prisoner whose parole has been revoked to escape, or in an attempt to escape— shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than 10 years, or both. § 854. Carrying into place of confinement or detention things useful in escape Whoever carries or sends into a jail, prison, penitentiary, or other place of detention, any thing useful to aid a prisoner in making his escape, with intent thereby to facilitate the escape of a prisoner confined therein, shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than 10 years, or both. § 855. Assisting escape of person legally confined in hospital Whoever willfully assists a person legally confined in a hospital of the Government of the Canal Zone to escape, or to attempt to escape therefrom or to resist being returned thereto, shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned in jail not more than 30 days, or both. § 856. Rescuing prisoners Whoever rescues or attempts to rescue, or aids another person in rescuing or attempting to rescue, a prisoner from a jail, prison, penitentiary, or other place of detention, or from an officer or person having him in lawful custody, shall:

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