{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-268-15a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 268, § 15A","heading":"Escapes from jail","body":"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.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 268"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter268/Section15A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:13Z","sha256":"c0da5041596e6a94c9dc436d0045d22292650b899f94cdb509d36418ed053375","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-268-15","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-268-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}