Any person subject to this code who, without proper authority, releases any prisoner committed to that person’s charge, or who through neglect or design suffers that prisoner to escape, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct, whether or not the prisoner was committed in strict compliance with law.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-13-96
Releasing prisoner without proper authority
Known as the Rhode Island Code
The act spans §§ 30–30 (135 sections).
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-96; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.