Any person subject to this article who, without proper authority, releases any prisoner committed to his or her 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.
W. Va. Code § 15-1E-96
Releasing prisoner without proper authority
Known as the Uniform State Code
The act spans §§ 15-1E-1 to 15-1E-99 (156 sections).
Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.