{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-correction-law-514","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Correction Law § 514","heading":"Confinement of civil prisoner","body":"§ 514. Confinement of civil prisoner.  A civil prisoner, committed to\njail upon process for contempt, or committed for misconduct in a case\nprescribed by law, must be actually confined and detained within the\njail, until he is discharged by due course of law, or is removed to\nanother jail or place of confinement, in a case prescribed by law. A\nsheriff or keeper of a jail, who suffers such a prisoner to go or be at\nlarge out of his jail; except by virtue of a writ of habeas corpus, or\nby the special direction of the court committing him, or in a case\nspecially prescribed by law; is liable to the party aggrieved, for his\ndamages sustained thereby, and is guilty of a misdemeanor. If the\ncommitment was for the nonpayment of a sum of money, the amount thereof,\nwith interest, is the measure of damages.","path":["Correction Law","Article 20. Local Correctional Facilities"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/COR/514","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"b62d26b00abb61785912c5e2d9bb4c6ed244b6415a693b923f1ef4d801fbb64b","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-correction-law-510","next":"us-ny/n.y.-correction-law-523"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}