{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-120-26","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 120, § 26","heading":"Escape; attempted escape; aiding or assisting","body":"Section 26. Whoever escapes, or attempts to escape from the department or aids or assists a child in the custody of the department to escape or attempt to escape shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than two years.","path":["Part I","Title XVII","Chapter 120"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXVII/Chapter120/Section26","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:59Z","sha256":"0aa65ed8eb41c9430a28c44e23d7ce238dfdc79be5c173739ca7cccafef8a09a","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-120-25","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-120a-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}