# Offender Management Act 2007, Section 21: Assisting a prisoner to escape


For section 39 of the Prison Act 1952 (c. 52) there is substituted—
“Assisting a prisoner to escape
39 (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.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/21/section/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/offender-management-act-2007/section-21
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