{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-6-8","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 61-6-8","heading":"Release or rescue of person in custody charged or convicted under §61-6-7; penalty.","body":"If any person, by force, or other unlawful means, shall release or rescue, or attempt to release or rescue, a person in prison or other custody, charged with, or convicted of an offense under the provisions of the preceding section of this article, he shall be guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction, shall be confined in the penitentiary not less than one nor more than ten years.","path":["CHAPTER 61. CRIMES AND THEIR PUNISHMENT.","ARTICLE 6. CRIMES AGAINST THE PEACE."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/61-6-8/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:31:25Z","sha256":"0937c0891f26989a78ab1e7c57d8e921b14b2bf23e45c38df312458bb5154694","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-6-7","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-6-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}