(b) Any incarcerated individual who escapes from an institution in
which he or she is confined pursuant to this compact shall be deemed a
fugitive from the sending state and from the state in which the
institution is situated. In the case of any escape to a jurisdiction
other than the sending or receiving state, the responsibility for
institution of extradition or rendition proceedings shall be that of the
sending state, but nothing contained herein shall be construed to
prevent or affect the activities of officers and agencies of any
jurisdiction directed toward the apprehension and return of the escapee.