Any person subject to this part who, without proper authority, releases any prisoner committed to his charge or who, through neglect or design, suffers any such prisoner to escape shall be punished as a court-martial may direct, whether or not the prisoner was committed in strict compliance with law.
51 Pa.C.S. § 6020
Releasing prisoner without proper authority
Known as the Military and Veterans Code
The act spans §§ 51–51 (452 sections).
Official source: Pennsylvania General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Pennsylvania statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.