Every person who shall convey into the penitentiary, jail, or other place of confinement any disguise, instrument, arms, or other things useful to any prisoner in his escape, with the intent thereby to facilitate the escape of any prisoner lawfully committed to or detained in such prison, jail, or place for any felony whatever, whether such escape be effected or attempted or not, shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not exceeding ten years.
Miss. Code Ann. § 97-9-27
Escape of prisoners; conveying articles useful for escape to felons
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 906 So. 2d 113 - Farris v. State (2004)
Most recently applied in 906 So. 2d 113 - Farris v. State (December 2004)
Codes, Hutchinson’s 1848, ch. 64, art. 12, Title 5(13); 1857, ch. 64, art. 86; 1871, § 2551; 1880, § 2791; 1892, § 1069; 1906, § 1149; Hemingway’s 1917, § 876; 1930, § 902; 1942…
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