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32.1096 Releasing prisoner or permitting prisoner to escape; punishment.

Sec. 96.

A person subject to this code who, without proper authority, releases a prisoner committed to the person’s charge, or who through neglect or design permits the prisoner to escape, shall be punished as a court-martial directs, whether or not the prisoner was committed in strict compliance with law.

History: 1980, Act 523, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981