SCHEDULE 12Discipline etc at Detention Centres
Assisting detained persons to escape
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(1)
A person who aids any detained person in escaping or attempting to escape from a detention centre or short-term holding facility is guilty of an offence.
(2)
A person who, with intent to facilitate the escape of any detained person from a detention centre or short-term holding facility—
(a)
conveys any thing into the centre or facility or to a detained person,
(b)
sends any thing (by post or otherwise) into the centre or facility or to a person detained there,
(c)
places any thing anywhere outside the centre or facility with a view to its coming into the possession of a person detained there,
is guilty of an offence.
(3)
A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—
(a)
on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both; or
(b)
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine or to both.