{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-59-5-2","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 59:5-2","heading":"Parole or escape of prisoner; injuries between prisoners; pursuit for law enforcement purposes.","body":"Parole or escape of prisoner;  injuries between prisoners ; pursuit for law enforcement purposes.\nNeither a public entity nor a public employee is liable for:\na.\tAn injury resulting from the parole or release of a prisoner or from the terms and conditions of his parole or release or from the revocation of his  parole or release;\nb.\tany injury caused by:\n(1)\tan escaping or escaped prisoner;\n(2)\tan escaping or escaped person;\n(3)\ta person resisting arrest or evading arrest;\n(4)\ta prisoner to any other prisoner; or\nc.\tany injury resulting from or caused by a law enforcement officer's    pursuit of a  person.\nL.1972, c.45, s.59:5-2; amended 1997, c.423, s.2.","path":["TITLE 59 CLAIMS AGAINST PUBLIC ENTITIES"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"18506428aba2831fcf9a5e372008e6ec440cc6949fe98566b6b46a3abe0e42fe","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-59-5-1","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-59-5-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}