Section 21 Assisting a prisoner to escapeI1

For section 39 of the Prison Act 1952 (c. 52) there is substituted—

Assisting a prisoner to escape

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(1)

A person who—

(a)

assists a prisoner in escaping or attempting to escape from a prison, or

(b)

intending to facilitate the escape of a prisoner—

(i)

brings, throws or otherwise conveys anything into a prison,

(ii)

causes another person to bring, throw or otherwise convey anything into a prison, or

(iii)

gives anything to a prisoner or leaves anything in any place (whether inside or outside a prison),

is guilty of an offence.

(2)

A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years.