{"data":{"id":"us/28-cfr-97.19","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"28 CFR 97.19","heading":"Immediate notification of local law enforcement in the event of an escape.","body":"Private prisoner transport companies must be sufficiently equipped to provide immediate notification to law enforcement in the event of a prisoner escape. Law enforcement officials must receive notification no later than 15 minutes after an escape is detected unless the company can demonstrate that extenuating circumstances necessitated a longer delay. In the event of the escape of a violent prisoner, a private prisoner transport company must:\n(a) Ensure the safety and security of the remaining prisoners;\n(b) Provide notification within 15 minutes to the appropriate State and local law enforcement officials;\n(c) Provide notification as soon as practicable to the governmental entity or the privately run incarceration facility that contracted with the transport company; and\n(d) Provide complete descriptions of the escapee and the circumstances surrounding the escape to State and local law enforcement officials if needed.","path":["Title 28—Judicial Administration","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","PART 97—STANDARDS FOR PRIVATE ENTITIES PROVIDING PRISONER OR DETAINEE SERVICES"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-28.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:14Z","sha256":"8f07d320cc1e8627215e4a1ed41d3e2ab71f26aadbf59b0956961182643fdf75","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/28-cfr-97.18","next":"us/28-cfr-97.20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}