Massachusetts § 15A Escapes from jail

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§ 15A — Escapes from jail

Massachusetts § 15A

Part IVCRIMES, PUNISHMENTS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES

Title ICRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS

Ch. 268CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 268, § 15A (2026).

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Section 15A. Whoever, after lawfully being placed in custody in a jail of a city or town, escapes from any such jail shall be punished by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than two and one-half years, or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or both.

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