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S.C. Code Ann. § 24-3-910

Penitentiary employee aiding in escape; penalty

1962 Code SECTION 55-357; 1952 Code SECTION 55-357; 1942 Code SECTION 1977; 1932 Code SECTION 1975; Cr

It is unlawful for a person employed in keeping, taking care of, or guarding a correctional facility or its prisoners to contrive, procure, connive at, or otherwise voluntarily suffer or permit the escape of a prisoner.

A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than ten years.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.