{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-126-27","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 126, § 27","heading":"Removal of prisoners in case of danger from fire or bombing","body":"Section 27. If a jail or other county prison or any building near thereto is on fire, or if a bomb threat has been received, or there is reason to believe a bomb threat or similar threat exists, and the prisoners are exposed to danger thereby, the sheriff, jailer or other person in charge of the prison may remove them to a safe place, and there confine them as long as necessary to avoid the danger, and such removal and confinement shall not be deemed an escape of the prisoners.","path":["Part I","Title XVIII","Chapter 126"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXVIII/Chapter126/Section27","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:03Z","sha256":"18a8ebeefd56cb6c20726f3780859e7b8575268a862a9ceded1664941a1385b7","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-126-26","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-126-28"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}