{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-33a-96","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33A, § 96","heading":"Releasing prisoner without proper authority","body":"Article 96. Releasing prisoner without proper authority.\nA person subject to this code who, without proper authority, releases a prisoner committed to such person's charge or who through neglect or design suffers any such prisoner to escape shall be punished as a court-martial may direct, whether or not the prisoner was committed in strict compliance with law.","path":["Part I","Title V","Chapter 33A"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleV/Chapter33A/Section96","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:24Z","sha256":"f858f9308161ebc13e458496585774f27fa70765636e772bfdcad8a620feac7c","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-33a-95","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-33a-97"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}