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Home » US Law » 2019 US Virgin Islands Code » Title 14 - Crimes » Chapter 33 - Escape and Rescue

§ 661. Escape from jail or custody of officer

Whoever escapes from the custody of the Police Commissioner or his authorized representative, or from any jail in which he is confined, or from any custody under or by virtue of any process issued under the laws of the Virgin Islands by any court, judge, or commissioner, or from the custody of any officer or […]

§ 662. Rescuing and assisting escape

Whoever rescues or attempts to rescue or instigates, aids or assists the escape of a person arrested upon a warrant or other process issued under any law of the Virgin Islands, or committed to the custody of the Police Commissioner or to any jail, shall— (1) if the custody or confinement is by virtue of […]

§ 663. Officer permitting escape

Whoever, having in his custody any prisoner by virtue of process issued under the laws of the Virgin Islands by any court, judge, or commissioner, shall— (1) if he voluntarily suffers such prisoner to escape, be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both; or (2) if he negligently […]

§ 664. Promoting prison contraband

A person is guilty of a misdemeanor for promoting prison contraband when: (1) He knowingly introduces any contraband into a prison or detention facility; or (2) Being a person confined in a prison or detention facility, he knowingly makes, obtains or possesses any contraband. (3) For the purpose of this section, contraband means any article […]

§ 665. Promoting dangerous prison contraband

(a) A person is guilty of a felony for promoting dangerous prison contraband when: (1) He knowingly introduces any dangerous contraband into a prison or detention facility; or (2) Being a person confined in a prison or detention facility, he knowingly makes, obtains or possesses any dangerous contraband. (3) For the purpose of this section, […]

§ 666. Introduction of narcotic or addictive drug into prison

Any person who knowingly introduces any narcotic drug into a prison or detention facility shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years. For the purpose of this section narcotic drug means coca leaves, opium, cannabis, and every other substance neither chemically nor physically distinguishable from them; and other drugs to which the Federal narcotic laws […]

§ 667. Sexual relations with a detainee

(a) Any person who, when, being an employee working at a prison or detention facility, a contractor or employee of a contractor at a prison or detention facility, or a volunteer at a prison or detention facility, engages in consensual sexual relations with a person who is in the custody of a detention facility, is […]